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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nepenthes Mensae
Clean Name Nepenthes Mensae
Feature ID 4207
Target Mars
Feature Type Mensa, mensae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 14.34 °
Southmost Latitude -0.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 134.80 °
Westmost Longitude 99.00 °
Diameter 2170.00 km
Center Latitude 8.70 °
Center Longitude 119.10 °
Northmost Latitude 14.34 °
Southmost Latitude -0.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 225.20 °
Westmost Longitude 261.00 °
Diameter 2170.00 km
Center Latitude 8.70 °
Center Longitude 240.90 °
Northmost Latitude 14.45 °
Southmost Latitude -0.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 134.73 °
Westmost Longitude 99.52 °
Diameter 2176.23 km
Center Latitude 9.19 °
Center Longitude 119.42 °
Northmost Latitude 14.45 °
Southmost Latitude -0.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 225.27 °
Westmost Longitude 260.48 °
Diameter 2176.23 km
Center Latitude 9.19 °
Center Longitude 240.58 °
Quad mc14 [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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