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Planetary Names: Collis, colles: Galaxias Colles on Mars

Galaxias Colles

Feature Name	Galaxias Colles
Clean Name	Galaxias Colles
Feature ID	2066
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Collis, colles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	42.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.89 °
Easternmost Longitude	152.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	140.00 °
Diameter	613.00 km
Center Latitude	36.87 °
Center Longitude	145.70 °
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Northernmost Latitude	42.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.89 °
Easternmost Longitude	207.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	220.00 °
Diameter	613.00 km
Center Latitude	36.87 °
Center Longitude	214.30 °
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Northernmost Latitude	42.17 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.61 °
Easternmost Longitude	152.69 °
Westernmost Longitude	139.97 °
Diameter	610.34 km
Center Latitude	36.80 °
Center Longitude	147.48 °
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Northernmost Latitude	42.17 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.61 °
Easternmost Longitude	207.31 °
Westernmost Longitude	220.03 °
Diameter	610.34 km
Center Latitude	36.80 °
Center Longitude	212.52 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc07 [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	1985
Origin	Albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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