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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Australis Tholus]
Clean Name Australis Tholus
Feature ID 6787
Target Mars
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -58.70 °
Southmost Latitude -58.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 37.00 °
Westmost Longitude 37.00 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude -58.70 °
Center Longitude 37.00 °
Northmost Latitude -58.70 °
Southmost Latitude -58.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 323.00 °
Westmost Longitude 323.00 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude -58.70 °
Center Longitude 323.00 °
Quad mc27 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1978
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin Classical albedo feature name; dropped in 1978.
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.
Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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