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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Amazonis Mensa
Clean Name Amazonis Mensa
Feature ID 219
Target Mars
Feature Type Mensa, mensae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 0.99 °
Southmost Latitude -3.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 216.00 °
Westmost Longitude 209.70 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude -1.98 °
Center Longitude 212.50 °
Northmost Latitude 0.99 °
Southmost Latitude -3.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 144.00 °
Westmost Longitude 150.30 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude -1.98 °
Center Longitude 147.50 °
Northmost Latitude 0.96 °
Southmost Latitude -4.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 216.33 °
Westmost Longitude 210.26 °
Diameter 414.04 km
Center Latitude -1.98 °
Center Longitude 213.10 °
Northmost Latitude 0.96 °
Southmost Latitude -4.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 143.67 °
Westmost Longitude 149.74 °
Diameter 414.04 km
Center Latitude -1.98 °
Center Longitude 146.90 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical albedo feature name.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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