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Planetary Names: Collis, colles: Tartarus Colles on Mars

Tartarus Colles

Feature Name	Tartarus Colles
Clean Name	Tartarus Colles
Feature ID	5874
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Collis, colles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	32.69 °
Southernmost Latitude	7.91 °
Easternmost Longitude	190.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	160.00 °
Diameter	1750.00 km
Center Latitude	19.78 °
Center Longitude	173.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	32.69 °
Southernmost Latitude	7.91 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	200.00 °
Diameter	1750.00 km
Center Latitude	19.78 °
Center Longitude	187.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	32.64 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.49 °
Easternmost Longitude	189.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	160.31 °
Diameter	1672.69 km
Center Latitude	21.24 °
Center Longitude	175.19 °
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Northernmost Latitude	32.64 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.49 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	199.69 °
Diameter	1672.69 km
Center Latitude	21.24 °
Center Longitude	184.81 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc15 [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	From albedo feature at 2N, 183W.
Last Updated	Jun 07, 2018 3:44 PM

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