Planetary Names

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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Kison Tholus on Mars

[Kison Tholus]

Feature Name	[Kison Tholus]
Clean Name	Kison Tholus
Feature ID	6857
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.0
Northernmost Latitude	72.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	72.81 °
Easternmost Longitude	2.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	2.00 °
Diameter	50.00 km
Center Latitude	72.81 °
Center Longitude	2.00 °
WKT String	POINT (2 72.8099313772)
Northernmost Latitude	72.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	72.81 °
Easternmost Longitude	358.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	358.00 °
Diameter	50.00 km
Center Latitude	72.81 °
Center Longitude	358.00 °
WKT String	POINT (2 72.8099313772)
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	Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Classical albedo feature name; name dropped in 1979.
Last Updated	Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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