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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Boreales Scopuli
Clean Name Boreales Scopuli
Feature ID 6964
Target Mars
Feature Type Scopulus, scopuli

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 81.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 360.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 850.00 km
Center Latitude 88.18 °
Center Longitude 255.00 °
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 81.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 850.00 km
Center Latitude 88.18 °
Center Longitude 105.00 °
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 81.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 360.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 873.00 km
Center Latitude 88.88 °
Center Longitude 269.84 °
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 81.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 873.00 km
Center Latitude 88.88 °
Center Longitude 90.16 °
Quad mc01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin Classical albedo feature name.
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 Jun 06, 2018 2:45 PM

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