Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Melas Dorsa
Clean Name	Melas Dorsa
Feature ID	3813
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-13.74 °
Southmost Latitude	-23.06 °
Eastmost Longitude	290.10 °
Westmost Longitude	285.80 °
Diameter	560.00 km
Center Latitude	-18.30 °
Center Longitude	288.30 °
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Northmost Latitude	-13.74 °
Southmost Latitude	-23.06 °
Eastmost Longitude	69.90 °
Westmost Longitude	74.20 °
Diameter	560.00 km
Center Latitude	-18.30 °
Center Longitude	71.70 °
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Northmost Latitude	-14.81 °
Southmost Latitude	-23.02 °
Eastmost Longitude	290.14 °
Westmost Longitude	285.52 °
Diameter	486.81 km
Center Latitude	-18.92 °
Center Longitude	287.90 °
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Northmost Latitude	-14.81 °
Southmost Latitude	-23.02 °
Eastmost Longitude	69.86 °
Westmost Longitude	74.48 °
Diameter	486.81 km
Center Latitude	-18.92 °
Center Longitude	72.10 °
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Quad	mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
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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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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