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Planetary Names: Collis, colles: Acidalia Colles on Mars

Acidalia Colles

Feature Name	Acidalia Colles
Clean Name	Acidalia Colles
Feature ID	36
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Collis, colles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	53.08 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.36 °
Easternmost Longitude	340.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	331.00 °
Diameter	360.00 km
Center Latitude	50.57 °
Center Longitude	336.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((340.3 48.3643298491, 331 48.3643298491, 331 53.0756502321, 340.3 53.0756502321, 340.3 48.3643298491)))
Northernmost Latitude	53.08 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.36 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	29.00 °
Diameter	360.00 km
Center Latitude	50.57 °
Center Longitude	23.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((340.3 48.3643298491, 331 48.3643298491, 331 53.0756502321, 340.3 53.0756502321, 340.3 48.3643298491)))
Northernmost Latitude	52.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	340.37 °
Westernmost Longitude	331.77 °
Diameter	356.30 km
Center Latitude	50.34 °
Center Longitude	336.91 °
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Northernmost Latitude	52.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.63 °
Westernmost Longitude	28.23 °
Diameter	356.30 km
Center Latitude	50.34 °
Center Longitude	23.09 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc04 [pdf]
Reference	[71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	From classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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