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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Planum Angustum
Clean Name Planum Angustum
Feature ID 4752
Target Mars
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -78.37 °
Southmost Latitude -80.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 287.00 °
Westmost Longitude 267.00 °
Diameter 200.00 km
Center Latitude -79.68 °
Center Longitude 276.50 °
Northmost Latitude -78.37 °
Southmost Latitude -80.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 73.00 °
Westmost Longitude 93.00 °
Diameter 200.00 km
Center Latitude -79.68 °
Center Longitude 83.50 °
Northmost Latitude -78.44 °
Southmost Latitude -80.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 286.94 °
Westmost Longitude 266.26 °
Diameter 206.41 km
Center Latitude -79.80 °
Center Longitude 276.80 °
Northmost Latitude -78.44 °
Southmost Latitude -80.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 73.06 °
Westmost Longitude 93.74 °
Diameter 206.41 km
Center Latitude -79.80 °
Center Longitude 83.20 °
Quad mc30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
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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