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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Planum Boreum
Clean Name Planum Boreum
Feature ID 4754
Target Mars
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 78.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 360.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 1100.00 km
Center Latitude 87.98 °
Center Longitude 15.00 °
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 78.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 1100.00 km
Center Latitude 87.98 °
Center Longitude 345.00 °
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 80.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 360.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 354.63 km
Center Latitude 87.32 °
Center Longitude 54.96 °
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 80.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 354.63 km
Center Latitude 87.32 °
Center Longitude 305.04 °
Quad mc01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
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 Jun 07, 2018 3:22 PM

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