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Planetary Names: Catena, catenae: Phlegethon Catena on Mars

Phlegethon Catena

Feature Name	Phlegethon Catena
Clean Name	Phlegethon Catena
Feature ID	4698
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Catena, catenae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	41.56 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	258.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	254.80 °
Diameter	391.00 km
Center Latitude	38.87 °
Center Longitude	256.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((258.7 35.7785391685, 254.8 35.7785391685, 254.8 41.5639605709, 258.7 41.5639605709, 258.7 35.7785391685)))
Northernmost Latitude	41.56 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	101.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	105.20 °
Diameter	391.00 km
Center Latitude	38.87 °
Center Longitude	103.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((258.7 35.7785391685, 254.8 35.7785391685, 254.8 41.5639605709, 258.7 41.5639605709, 258.7 35.7785391685)))
Northernmost Latitude	41.75 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	258.91 °
Westernmost Longitude	254.87 °
Diameter	399.69 km
Center Latitude	38.83 °
Center Longitude	256.72 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((258.9073238372803 41.7523250579834, 258.4704914093018 41.28570747375488, 258.0138034820557 40.60067558288574, 257.5571193695068 40.03478050231934, 257.1302127838135 39.42917442321777, 256.6040287017822 38.64486122131348, 256.0480632781982 37.77120018005371, 255.7402935028076 37.19537544250488, 254.8666324615479 35.79553031921387))
Northernmost Latitude	41.75 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	101.09 °
Westernmost Longitude	105.13 °
Diameter	399.69 km
Center Latitude	38.83 °
Center Longitude	103.28 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((258.9073238372803 41.7523250579834, 258.4704914093018 41.28570747375488, 258.0138034820557 40.60067558288574, 257.5571193695068 40.03478050231934, 257.1302127838135 39.42917442321777, 256.6040287017822 38.64486122131348, 256.0480632781982 37.77120018005371, 255.7402935028076 37.19537544250488, 254.8666324615479 35.79553031921387))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc03 [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	1979
Origin	From albedo feature at 38N, 125W.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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