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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Olympia Planitia]
Clean Name Olympia Planitia
Feature ID 6881
Target Mars
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 84.94 °
Southmost Latitude 78.87 °
Eastmost Longitude 240.00 °
Westmost Longitude 100.00 °
Diameter 1100.00 km
Center Latitude 81.40 °
Center Longitude 180.00 °
Northmost Latitude 84.94 °
Southmost Latitude 78.87 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.00 °
Westmost Longitude 260.00 °
Diameter 1100.00 km
Center Latitude 81.40 °
Center Longitude 180.00 °
Quad mc01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical albedo feature name. Name dropped because the region is high relative to the surrounding area, and planitia is therefore not a correct descriptor term.
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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