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Planetary Names: Planum, plana: Hesperia Planum on Mars

Hesperia Planum

Feature Name	Hesperia Planum
Clean Name	Hesperia Planum
Feature ID	2488
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Planum, plana
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-6.92 °
Southernmost Latitude	-33.69 °
Easternmost Longitude	121.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	98.00 °
Diameter	1700.00 km
Center Latitude	-22.26 °
Center Longitude	110.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((121 -33.68708825, 98 -33.68708825, 98 -6.91863942059, 121 -6.91863942059, 121 -33.68708825)))
Northernmost Latitude	-6.92 °
Southernmost Latitude	-33.69 °
Easternmost Longitude	239.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	262.00 °
Diameter	1700.00 km
Center Latitude	-22.26 °
Center Longitude	250.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((121 -33.68708825, 98 -33.68708825, 98 -6.91863942059, 121 -6.91863942059, 121 -33.68708825)))
Northernmost Latitude	-7.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	-33.92 °
Easternmost Longitude	121.42 °
Westernmost Longitude	97.86 °
Diameter	1601.73 km
Center Latitude	-21.42 °
Center Longitude	109.89 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-7.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	-33.92 °
Easternmost Longitude	238.58 °
Westernmost Longitude	262.14 °
Diameter	1601.73 km
Center Latitude	-21.42 °
Center Longitude	250.11 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc22 [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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