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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tempe Mensa
Clean Name Tempe Mensa
Feature ID 5915
Target Mars
Feature Type Mensa, mensae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.32 °
Southmost Latitude 27.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 288.70 °
Westmost Longitude 287.90 °
Diameter 58.00 km
Center Latitude 27.82 °
Center Longitude 288.30 °
Northmost Latitude 28.32 °
Southmost Latitude 27.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 71.30 °
Westmost Longitude 72.10 °
Diameter 58.00 km
Center Latitude 27.82 °
Center Longitude 71.70 °
Northmost Latitude 28.39 °
Southmost Latitude 27.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 288.79 °
Westmost Longitude 287.96 °
Diameter 55.39 km
Center Latitude 27.94 °
Center Longitude 288.41 °
Northmost Latitude 28.39 °
Southmost Latitude 27.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 71.21 °
Westmost Longitude 72.04 °
Diameter 55.39 km
Center Latitude 27.94 °
Center Longitude 71.59 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin From albedo feature at 40N, 70W.
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Apr 22, 2010 11:37 AM

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