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| Feature Name | Alba Patera |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Alba Patera |
| Feature ID | 159 |
| Target | Mars |
| Feature Type | Patera, paterae |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 40.67 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 38.67 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 251.39 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 248.67 ° |
| Diameter | 136.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 39.79 ° |
| Center Longitude | 250.18 ° |
| WKT String | MULTIPOLYGON (((251.39 38.6695646181, 248.67 38.6695646181, 248.67 40.6653345711, 251.39 40.6653345711, 251.39 38.6695646181))) |
| Northmost Latitude | 40.67 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 38.67 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 108.61 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 111.33 ° |
| Diameter | 136.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 39.79 ° |
| Center Longitude | 109.82 ° |
| WKT String | MULTIPOLYGON (((251.39 38.6695646181, 248.67 38.6695646181, 248.67 40.6653345711, 251.39 40.6653345711, 251.39 38.6695646181))) |
| Northmost Latitude | 39.94 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 39.14 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 251.55 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 250.12 ° |
| Diameter | 65.98 km |
| Center Latitude | 39.53 ° |
| Center Longitude | 250.82 ° |
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| Northmost Latitude | 39.94 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 39.14 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 108.45 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 109.88 ° |
| Diameter | 65.98 km |
| Center Latitude | 39.53 ° |
| Center Longitude | 109.18 ° |
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| Quad | mc03 [pdf] |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | 1973 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ethnicity | Latin |
| Origin | Classical albedo 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 | Sep 19, 2007 12:02 PM |
| Additional Information | Size changed Sept. 19, 2007 to correspond only to the central depression. |
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