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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Eos Chaos
Clean Name Eos Chaos
Feature ID 1809
Target Mars
Feature Type Chaos, chaoses

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -15.82 °
Southmost Latitude -18.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 317.70 °
Westmost Longitude 309.00 °
Diameter 490.00 km
Center Latitude -16.61 °
Center Longitude 313.10 °
Northmost Latitude -15.82 °
Southmost Latitude -18.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.30 °
Westmost Longitude 51.00 °
Diameter 490.00 km
Center Latitude -16.61 °
Center Longitude 46.90 °
Northmost Latitude -15.14 °
Southmost Latitude -19.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 317.64 °
Westmost Longitude 309.03 °
Diameter 497.85 km
Center Latitude -16.82 °
Center Longitude 313.48 °
Northmost Latitude -15.14 °
Southmost Latitude -19.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.36 °
Westmost Longitude 50.97 °
Diameter 497.85 km
Center Latitude -16.82 °
Center Longitude 46.52 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek name of Aurora; albedo feature.
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.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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