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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Jovis Tholus on Mars

Jovis Tholus

Feature Name	Jovis Tholus
Clean Name	Jovis Tholus
Feature ID	2850
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	18.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	243.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	242.00 °
Diameter	58.00 km
Center Latitude	18.20 °
Center Longitude	242.50 °
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Northernmost Latitude	18.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	117.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	118.00 °
Diameter	58.00 km
Center Latitude	18.20 °
Center Longitude	117.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((243 17.7030899046, 242 17.7030899046, 242 18.5945886354, 243 18.5945886354, 243 17.7030899046)))
Northernmost Latitude	18.67 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.81 °
Easternmost Longitude	243.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	242.07 °
Diameter	58.07 km
Center Latitude	18.20 °
Center Longitude	242.59 °
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Northernmost Latitude	18.67 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.81 °
Easternmost Longitude	116.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	117.93 °
Diameter	58.07 km
Center Latitude	18.20 °
Center Longitude	117.41 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc09 [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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