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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Syrtis Major Planitia on Mars

[Syrtis Major Planitia]

Feature Name	[Syrtis Major Planitia]
Clean Name	Syrtis Major Planitia
Feature ID	6910
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.0
Northernmost Latitude	19.78 °
Southernmost Latitude	-0.99 °
Easternmost Longitude	77.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	62.00 °
Diameter	1262.00 km
Center Latitude	9.39 °
Center Longitude	69.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((77 -0.988264971644, 62 -0.988264971644, 62 19.7835659606, 77 19.7835659606, 77 -0.988264971644)))
Northernmost Latitude	19.78 °
Southernmost Latitude	-0.99 °
Easternmost Longitude	283.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	298.00 °
Diameter	1262.00 km
Center Latitude	9.39 °
Center Longitude	290.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((77 -0.988264971644, 62 -0.988264971644, 62 19.7835659606, 77 19.7835659606, 77 -0.988264971644)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc13 [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	1982
Origin	Classical albedo feature name; changed from Planitia to Planum 1982.
Last Updated	Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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