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Planetary Names: Vastitas, vastitates: Vastitas Borealis on Mars

Vastitas Borealis

Feature Name	Vastitas Borealis
Clean Name	Vastitas Borealis
Feature ID	6333
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Vastitas, vastitates
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	82.08 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.25 °
Easternmost Longitude	360.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	2002.91 km
Center Latitude	87.73 °
Center Longitude	32.53 °
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Northernmost Latitude	82.08 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.25 °
Easternmost Longitude	0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	2002.91 km
Center Latitude	87.73 °
Center Longitude	327.47 °
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Northernmost Latitude	90.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	54.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	360.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	4100.00 km
Center Latitude	67.26 °
Center Longitude	180.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((360 54.6815224861, 0 54.6815224861, 0 90, 360 90, 360 54.6815224861)))
Northernmost Latitude	90.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	54.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	4100.00 km
Center Latitude	67.26 °
Center Longitude	180.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((360 54.6815224861, 0 54.6815224861, 0 90, 360 90, 360 54.6815224861)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc01 [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	Jun 21, 2012 2:04 PM

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