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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 °
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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 °
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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 °
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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 °
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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	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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