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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Nepenthes Patera]
Clean Name Nepenthes Patera
Feature ID 6877
Target Mars
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.86 °
Southmost Latitude 11.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 89.00 °
Westmost Longitude 89.00 °
Diameter 25.00 km
Center Latitude 11.86 °
Center Longitude 89.00 °
Northmost Latitude 11.86 °
Southmost Latitude 11.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 271.00 °
Westmost Longitude 271.00 °
Diameter 25.00 km
Center Latitude 11.86 °
Center Longitude 271.00 °
Quad mc13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Classical albedo feature name; dropped 1979.
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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