Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Ortygia Tholus on Mars

[Ortygia Tholus]

Feature Name [Ortygia Tholus]
Clean Name Ortygia Tholus
Feature ID 6882
Target Mars
Feature Type Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network MDIM 2.0
Northernmost Latitude 69.78 °
Southernmost Latitude 69.78 °
Easternmost Longitude 352.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 352.00 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude 69.78 °
Center Longitude 352.00 °
Northernmost Latitude 69.78 °
Southernmost Latitude 69.78 °
Easternmost Longitude 8.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 8.00 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude 69.78 °
Center Longitude 8.00 °
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; dropped in 1979.
Last Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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