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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Elysium Planitia on Mars

Elysium Planitia

Feature Name	Elysium Planitia
Clean Name	Elysium Planitia
Feature ID	1784
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	9.88 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.94 °
Easternmost Longitude	180.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	130.00 °
Diameter	3000.00 km
Center Latitude	1.98 °
Center Longitude	155.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((180 -4.94160546085, 130 -4.94160546085, 130 9.884954862160001, 180 9.884954862160001, 180 -4.94160546085)))
Northernmost Latitude	9.88 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.94 °
Easternmost Longitude	180.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	230.00 °
Diameter	3000.00 km
Center Latitude	1.98 °
Center Longitude	205.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((180 -4.94160546085, 130 -4.94160546085, 130 9.884954862160001, 180 9.884954862160001, 180 -4.94160546085)))
Northernmost Latitude	11.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.77 °
Easternmost Longitude	179.11 °
Westernmost Longitude	128.26 °
Diameter	3000.79 km
Center Latitude	2.98 °
Center Longitude	154.74 °
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Northernmost Latitude	11.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.77 °
Easternmost Longitude	180.89 °
Westernmost Longitude	231.74 °
Diameter	3000.79 km
Center Latitude	2.98 °
Center Longitude	205.26 °
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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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