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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: W. Mareotis Tholus on Mars

W. Mareotis Tholus

Feature Name	W. Mareotis Tholus
Clean Name	W Mareotis Tholus
Feature ID	6467
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	35.58 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.38 °
Easternmost Longitude	272.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	271.80 °
Diameter	12.00 km
Center Latitude	35.48 °
Center Longitude	271.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((272 35.3800365142, 271.8 35.3800365142, 271.8 35.5792800694, 272 35.5792800694, 272 35.3800365142)))
Northernmost Latitude	35.58 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.38 °
Easternmost Longitude	88.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	88.20 °
Diameter	12.00 km
Center Latitude	35.48 °
Center Longitude	88.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((272 35.3800365142, 271.8 35.3800365142, 271.8 35.5792800694, 272 35.5792800694, 272 35.3800365142)))
Northernmost Latitude	35.67 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.45 °
Easternmost Longitude	272.15 °
Westernmost Longitude	271.91 °
Diameter	13.19 km
Center Latitude	35.56 °
Center Longitude	272.04 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((272.1242771148682 35.48744010925293, 272.0678310394287 35.45012474060059, 271.9980716705322 35.45884132385254, 271.9253940582275 35.51522636413574, 271.9129619598389 35.54301261901855, 271.9457530975342 35.61580085754395, 271.9828128814697 35.65721702575684, 272.0525722503662 35.6724796295166, 272.11842918396 35.64757347106934, 272.1476764678955 35.58834648132324, 272.144021987915 35.53496742248535, 272.1242771148682 35.48744010925293)))
Northernmost Latitude	35.67 °
Southernmost Latitude	35.45 °
Easternmost Longitude	87.85 °
Westernmost Longitude	88.09 °
Diameter	13.19 km
Center Latitude	35.56 °
Center Longitude	87.96 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((272.1242771148682 35.48744010925293, 272.0678310394287 35.45012474060059, 271.9980716705322 35.45884132385254, 271.9253940582275 35.51522636413574, 271.9129619598389 35.54301261901855, 271.9457530975342 35.61580085754395, 271.9828128814697 35.65721702575684, 272.0525722503662 35.6724796295166, 272.11842918396 35.64757347106934, 272.1476764678955 35.58834648132324, 272.144021987915 35.53496742248535, 272.1242771148682 35.48744010925293)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc03 [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	1991
Origin	Classical albedo name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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