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Planetary Names: Fluctus, fluctūs: Tantalus Fluctus on Mars

Tantalus Fluctus

Feature Name	Tantalus Fluctus
Clean Name	Tantalus Fluctus
Feature ID	5859
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Fluctus, fluctūs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	43.66 °
Southernmost Latitude	31.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	269.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	256.00 °
Diameter	860.00 km
Center Latitude	35.68 °
Center Longitude	264.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((269 31.1994379096, 256 31.1994379096, 256 43.6620437088, 269 43.6620437088, 269 31.1994379096)))
Northernmost Latitude	43.66 °
Southernmost Latitude	31.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	91.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	104.00 °
Diameter	860.00 km
Center Latitude	35.68 °
Center Longitude	96.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((269 31.1994379096, 256 31.1994379096, 256 43.6620437088, 269 43.6620437088, 269 31.1994379096)))
Northernmost Latitude	42.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	31.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	268.86 °
Westernmost Longitude	256.17 °
Diameter	794.34 km
Center Latitude	35.93 °
Center Longitude	264.32 °
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Northernmost Latitude	42.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	31.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	91.14 °
Westernmost Longitude	103.83 °
Diameter	794.34 km
Center Latitude	35.93 °
Center Longitude	95.68 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc03 [pdf]
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Origin	Albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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