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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Elysium Mons on Mars

Elysium Mons

Feature Name	Elysium Mons
Clean Name	Elysium Mons
Feature ID	1783
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	28.22 °
Southernmost Latitude	21.77 °
Easternmost Longitude	151.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	144.00 °
Diameter	410.00 km
Center Latitude	24.74 °
Center Longitude	146.90 °
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Northernmost Latitude	28.22 °
Southernmost Latitude	21.77 °
Easternmost Longitude	209.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	216.00 °
Diameter	410.00 km
Center Latitude	24.74 °
Center Longitude	213.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((151 21.7660364453, 144 21.7660364453, 144 28.2172429392, 151 28.2172429392, 151 21.7660364453)))
Northernmost Latitude	28.26 °
Southernmost Latitude	21.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	150.82 °
Westernmost Longitude	143.59 °
Diameter	401.00 km
Center Latitude	25.02 °
Center Longitude	147.21 °
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Northernmost Latitude	28.26 °
Southernmost Latitude	21.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	209.18 °
Westernmost Longitude	216.41 °
Diameter	401.00 km
Center Latitude	25.02 °
Center Longitude	212.79 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc15 [pdf]
Reference	[57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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