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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Phlegra
Clean Name Phlegra
Feature ID 4699
Target Mars
Feature Type Albedo Feature

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 30.00 °
Southmost Latitude 30.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.00 °
Westmost Longitude 170.00 °
Diameter 134.00 km
Center Latitude 30.00 °
Center Longitude 170.00 °
Northmost Latitude 30.00 °
Southmost Latitude 30.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 190.00 °
Westmost Longitude 190.00 °
Diameter 134.00 km
Center Latitude 30.00 °
Center Longitude 190.00 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1958
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin "Burning plain;" in Chalcidian Peninsula of Greece where Zeus hurled thunderbolts at Titans to support Hercules.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Oct 03, 2023 8:25 PM

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