Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Arcadia Dorsa
Clean Name Arcadia Dorsa
Feature ID 347
Target Mars
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 66.81 °
Southmost Latitude 39.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 245.58 °
Westmost Longitude 202.49 °
Diameter 1952.65 km
Center Latitude 55.90 °
Center Longitude 222.44 °
Quad mc02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Named for classical albedo feature at 45N, 120W.
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.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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