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Planetary Names: Collis, colles: Avernus Colles on Mars

Avernus Colles

Feature Name	Avernus Colles
Clean Name	Avernus Colles
Feature ID	504
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Collis, colles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude
Southernmost Latitude	-3.76 °
Easternmost Longitude	172.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	169.90 °
Diameter	244.00 km
Center Latitude	-1.58 °
Center Longitude	171.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((172.5 -3.75552638823, 169.9 -3.75552638823, 169.9 0, 172.5 0, 172.5 -3.75552638823)))
Northernmost Latitude
Southernmost Latitude	-3.76 °
Easternmost Longitude	187.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	190.10 °
Diameter	244.00 km
Center Latitude	-1.58 °
Center Longitude	189.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((172.5 -3.75552638823, 169.9 -3.75552638823, 169.9 0, 172.5 0, 172.5 -3.75552638823)))
Northernmost Latitude	0.33 °
Southernmost Latitude	-3.79 °
Easternmost Longitude	172.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	169.85 °
Diameter	238.70 km
Center Latitude	-1.73 °
Center Longitude	171.02 °
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Northernmost Latitude	0.33 °
Southernmost Latitude	-3.79 °
Easternmost Longitude	187.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	190.15 °
Diameter	238.70 km
Center Latitude	-1.73 °
Center Longitude	188.98 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc23 [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	1985
Origin	Named for albedo feature at 10S, 195W.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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