Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Tartarus Montes
Clean Name	Tartarus Montes
Feature ID	5875
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Mons, montes

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	21.77 °
Southmost Latitude	9.88 °
Eastmost Longitude	174.00 °
Westmost Longitude	159.00 °
Diameter	1070.00 km
Center Latitude	15.82 °
Center Longitude	167.00 °
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Northmost Latitude	21.77 °
Southmost Latitude	9.88 °
Eastmost Longitude	186.00 °
Westmost Longitude	201.00 °
Diameter	1070.00 km
Center Latitude	15.82 °
Center Longitude	193.00 °
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Northmost Latitude	22.04 °
Southmost Latitude	9.76 °
Eastmost Longitude	173.86 °
Westmost Longitude	159.89 °
Diameter	1086.46 km
Center Latitude	15.46 °
Center Longitude	167.54 °
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Northmost Latitude	22.04 °
Southmost Latitude	9.76 °
Eastmost Longitude	186.14 °
Westmost Longitude	200.11 °
Diameter	1086.46 km
Center Latitude	15.46 °
Center Longitude	192.46 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
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	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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