Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Thaumasia Planum
Clean Name Thaumasia Planum
Feature ID 5954
Target Mars
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.97 °
Southmost Latitude -28.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 299.89 °
Westmost Longitude 290.03 °
Diameter 799.60 km
Center Latitude -21.66 °
Center Longitude 294.78 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Albedo feature at 30S, 75W.
Reference [71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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