Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Tartarus Montes on Mars

Tartarus Montes

Feature Name Tartarus Montes
Clean Name Tartarus Montes
Feature ID 5875
Target Mars
Feature Type Mons, montes
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 21.77 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.88 °
Easternmost Longitude 174.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 159.00 °
Diameter 1070.00 km
Center Latitude 15.82 °
Center Longitude 167.00 °
Northernmost Latitude 21.77 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.88 °
Easternmost Longitude 186.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 201.00 °
Diameter 1070.00 km
Center Latitude 15.82 °
Center Longitude 193.00 °
Northernmost Latitude 22.04 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.76 °
Easternmost Longitude 173.86 °
Westernmost Longitude 159.89 °
Diameter 1086.46 km
Center Latitude 15.46 °
Center Longitude 167.54 °
Northernmost Latitude 22.04 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.76 °
Easternmost Longitude 186.14 °
Westernmost Longitude 200.11 °
Diameter 1086.46 km
Center Latitude 15.46 °
Center Longitude 192.46 °
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 Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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