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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Hecates Tholus on Mars

Hecates Tholus

Feature Name	Hecates Tholus
Clean Name	Hecates Tholus
Feature ID	2407
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	33.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	152.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	148.50 °
Diameter	183.00 km
Center Latitude	32.09 °
Center Longitude	150.20 °
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Northernmost Latitude	33.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	208.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	211.50 °
Diameter	183.00 km
Center Latitude	32.09 °
Center Longitude	209.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((152 30.5033069928, 148.5 30.5033069928, 148.5 33.587537404, 152 33.587537404, 152 30.5033069928)))
Northernmost Latitude	33.65 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.59 °
Easternmost Longitude	151.89 °
Westernmost Longitude	148.54 °
Diameter	181.57 km
Center Latitude	32.12 °
Center Longitude	150.24 °
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Northernmost Latitude	33.65 °
Southernmost Latitude	30.59 °
Easternmost Longitude	208.11 °
Westernmost Longitude	211.46 °
Diameter	181.57 km
Center Latitude	32.12 °
Center Longitude	209.76 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
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	1973
Origin	Classcial albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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