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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sinai Dorsa
Clean Name Sinai Dorsa
Feature ID 5547
Target Mars
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -10.18 °
Southmost Latitude -15.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 285.00 °
Westmost Longitude 277.00 °
Diameter 473.00 km
Center Latitude -13.45 °
Center Longitude 280.40 °
Northmost Latitude -10.18 °
Southmost Latitude -15.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 75.00 °
Westmost Longitude 83.00 °
Diameter 473.00 km
Center Latitude -13.45 °
Center Longitude 79.60 °
Northmost Latitude -10.21 °
Southmost Latitude -15.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 285.03 °
Westmost Longitude 277.11 °
Diameter 456.54 km
Center Latitude -12.77 °
Center Longitude 281.08 °
Northmost Latitude -10.21 °
Southmost Latitude -15.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 74.97 °
Westmost Longitude 82.89 °
Diameter 456.54 km
Center Latitude -12.77 °
Center Longitude 78.92 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Classical albedo feature name.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated May 25, 2016 8:50 AM

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