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Planetary Names: Planum, plana: Lunae Planum on Mars

Lunae Planum

Feature Name	Lunae Planum
Clean Name	Lunae Planum
Feature ID	3519
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Planum, plana
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	23.75 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.94 °
Easternmost Longitude	305.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	280.00 °
Diameter	1800.00 km
Center Latitude	10.38 °
Center Longitude	294.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	23.75 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.94 °
Easternmost Longitude	55.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	80.00 °
Diameter	1800.00 km
Center Latitude	10.38 °
Center Longitude	66.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	24.07 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.74 °
Easternmost Longitude	305.43 °
Westernmost Longitude	280.43 °
Diameter	1817.66 km
Center Latitude	10.79 °
Center Longitude	294.49 °
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Northernmost Latitude	24.07 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.74 °
Easternmost Longitude	54.57 °
Westernmost Longitude	79.57 °
Diameter	1817.66 km
Center Latitude	10.79 °
Center Longitude	65.51 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc10 [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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