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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Atrax Dorsum]
Clean Name Atrax Dorsum
Feature ID 460
Target Mars
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 38.37 °
Southmost Latitude 37.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 271.10 °
Westmost Longitude 270.60 °
Diameter 32.70 km
Center Latitude 38.17 °
Center Longitude 270.90 °
Northmost Latitude 38.37 °
Southmost Latitude 37.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.90 °
Westmost Longitude 89.40 °
Diameter 32.70 km
Center Latitude 38.17 °
Center Longitude 89.10 °
Northmost Latitude 38.36 °
Southmost Latitude 38.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 271.29 °
Westmost Longitude 270.69 °
Diameter 33.86 km
Center Latitude 38.19 °
Center Longitude 271.00 °
Northmost Latitude 38.36 °
Southmost Latitude 38.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.71 °
Westmost Longitude 89.31 °
Diameter 33.86 km
Center Latitude 38.19 °
Center Longitude 89.00 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical town.
Reference [56] - Everymans Classical Atlas, by J. Oliver Thomson: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1963.
Updated May 30, 2014 12:50 PM
Additional Information Name changed to Atrax Fossa May 30, 2014.

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