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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Baphyras Catena
Clean Name Baphyras Catena
Feature ID 599
Target Mars
Feature Type Catena, catenae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 39.17 °
Southmost Latitude 38.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 276.60 °
Westmost Longitude 274.80 °
Diameter 95.00 km
Center Latitude 38.77 °
Center Longitude 275.70 °
Northmost Latitude 39.17 °
Southmost Latitude 38.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 83.40 °
Westmost Longitude 85.20 °
Diameter 95.00 km
Center Latitude 38.77 °
Center Longitude 84.30 °
Northmost Latitude 39.18 °
Southmost Latitude 38.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 276.77 °
Westmost Longitude 274.97 °
Diameter 95.52 km
Center Latitude 38.83 °
Center Longitude 275.84 °
Northmost Latitude 39.18 °
Southmost Latitude 38.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 83.23 °
Westmost Longitude 85.03 °
Diameter 95.52 km
Center Latitude 38.83 °
Center Longitude 84.16 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical river.
Reference [56] - Everymans Classical Atlas, by J. Oliver Thomson: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1963.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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