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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Uranius Tholus on Mars

Uranius Tholus

Feature Name	Uranius Tholus
Clean Name	Uranius Tholus
Feature ID	6238
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	26.73 °
Southernmost Latitude	25.73 °
Easternmost Longitude	262.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	261.80 °
Diameter	62.00 km
Center Latitude	26.13 °
Center Longitude	262.30 °
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Northernmost Latitude	26.73 °
Southernmost Latitude	25.73 °
Easternmost Longitude	97.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	98.20 °
Diameter	62.00 km
Center Latitude	26.13 °
Center Longitude	97.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((262.9 25.7344335847, 261.8 25.7344335847, 261.8 26.7273096946, 262.9 26.7273096946, 262.9 25.7344335847)))
Northernmost Latitude	26.76 °
Southernmost Latitude	25.74 °
Easternmost Longitude	263.01 °
Westernmost Longitude	261.88 °
Diameter	61.39 km
Center Latitude	26.25 °
Center Longitude	262.43 °
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Northernmost Latitude	26.76 °
Southernmost Latitude	25.74 °
Easternmost Longitude	96.99 °
Westernmost Longitude	98.12 °
Diameter	61.39 km
Center Latitude	26.25 °
Center Longitude	97.57 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc09 [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	1973
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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