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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Australis Patera]
Clean Name Australis Patera
Feature ID 490
Target Mars
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -79.98 °
Southmost Latitude -80.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 308.90 °
Westmost Longitude 307.70 °
Diameter 12.70 km
Center Latitude -80.09 °
Center Longitude 308.30 °
Northmost Latitude -79.98 °
Southmost Latitude -80.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 51.10 °
Westmost Longitude 52.30 °
Diameter 12.70 km
Center Latitude -80.09 °
Center Longitude 51.70 °
Quad mc30 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin Classical albedo name. Name dropped Sept. 2006 because feature was incorrectly named.
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 Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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