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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Hellas Planitia on Mars

Hellas Planitia

Feature Name	Hellas Planitia
Clean Name	Hellas Planitia
Feature ID	2432
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-27.72 °
Southernmost Latitude	-54.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	95.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	45.00 °
Diameter	2200.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.66 °
Center Longitude	70.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((95 -54.6815224861, 45 -54.6815224861, 45 -27.7205145785, 95 -27.7205145785, 95 -54.6815224861)))
Northernmost Latitude	-27.72 °
Southernmost Latitude	-54.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	265.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	315.00 °
Diameter	2200.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.66 °
Center Longitude	290.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((95 -54.6815224861, 45 -54.6815224861, 45 -27.7205145785, 95 -27.7205145785, 95 -54.6815224861)))
Northernmost Latitude	-27.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	-55.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	96.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	45.58 °
Diameter	2299.16 km
Center Latitude	-42.43 °
Center Longitude	70.50 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-27.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	-55.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	263.88 °
Westernmost Longitude	314.42 °
Diameter	2299.16 km
Center Latitude	-42.43 °
Center Longitude	289.50 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc28 [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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