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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Ascraeus Sulci on Mars

Ascraeus Sulci

Feature Name	Ascraeus Sulci
Clean Name	Ascraeus Sulci
Feature ID	418
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	12.65 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.07 °
Easternmost Longitude	251.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	250.70 °
Diameter	102.00 km
Center Latitude	11.96 °
Center Longitude	251.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((251.7 11.0718081981, 250.7 11.0718081981, 250.7 12.6546273462, 251.7 12.6546273462, 251.7 11.0718081981)))
Northernmost Latitude	12.65 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.07 °
Easternmost Longitude	108.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	109.30 °
Diameter	102.00 km
Center Latitude	11.96 °
Center Longitude	108.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((251.7 11.0718081981, 250.7 11.0718081981, 250.7 12.6546273462, 251.7 12.6546273462, 251.7 11.0718081981)))
Northernmost Latitude	13.15 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.02 °
Easternmost Longitude	252.29 °
Westernmost Longitude	250.86 °
Diameter	138.70 km
Center Latitude	12.06 °
Center Longitude	251.25 °
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Northernmost Latitude	13.15 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.02 °
Easternmost Longitude	107.71 °
Westernmost Longitude	109.14 °
Diameter	138.70 km
Center Latitude	12.06 °
Center Longitude	108.75 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc09 [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	1991
Origin	Classical albedo name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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