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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Apollinaris Tholus on Mars

Apollinaris Tholus

Feature Name	Apollinaris Tholus
Clean Name	Apollinaris Tholus
Feature ID	325
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-17.51 °
Southernmost Latitude	-17.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	175.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	175.40 °
Diameter	35.00 km
Center Latitude	-17.70 °
Center Longitude	175.70 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-17.51 °
Southernmost Latitude	-17.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	184.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	184.60 °
Diameter	35.00 km
Center Latitude	-17.70 °
Center Longitude	184.30 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-17.38 °
Southernmost Latitude	-17.91 °
Easternmost Longitude	176.04 °
Westernmost Longitude	175.47 °
Diameter	32.39 km
Center Latitude	-17.64 °
Center Longitude	175.75 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-17.38 °
Southernmost Latitude	-17.91 °
Easternmost Longitude	183.96 °
Westernmost Longitude	184.53 °
Diameter	32.39 km
Center Latitude	-17.64 °
Center Longitude	184.25 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc23 [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	1997
Origin	Albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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