Table 2: Classical Albedo Names from Greek

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Table 2: Classical Albedo Names From Greek

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Name Type Latitude East Longitude Origin Usage Boreosyrtis Canalis 54.68 70 Northern sandbank in Greek. 1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1967 IAU. Deuteronilus Canalis 34.68 0 "Second Nile" in Greek. 1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU. Deuteronilus Mensae 45.11 23.92 Second Nile in Greek. Mensae Deuteronilus Colles 41.95 21.7 Second Nile in Greek. Colles Hellas Regio -39.67 70 The indigenous name of Greece. 1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU. Hellas Planitia Planitia -42.43 70.5 The indigenous name of Greece. Hellas Montes Montes -37.63 97.61 The indigenous name of Greece. Nilokeras Canalis 29.71 305 "Horn of the Nile" in Greek. 1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU. Nilokeras Scopulus 31.72 304.15 Horn of the Nile in Greek. Scopulus Nilokeras Fossa Fossa 24.59 302.17 Horn of the Nile in Greek. Nilokeras Mensae 30.48 308.05 Horn of the Nile in Greek. Mensae Nilosyrtis Canalis 41.66 70 "Sandbank of the Nile" in Greek. 1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU. Nilosyrtis Mensae 34.77 68.47 "Sandbank of the Nile" in Greek. Mensae Protonilus Mensae 43.87 48.86 "First (Eastern) part of Nile" in Greek. Mensae

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Name Type Latitude East Longitude Origin Usage Uranius Patera Patera 26.32 267.2 "Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek mythology, one of the muses, the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Urania was the muse of astronomy and celestial forces, and arbitress of fate. Uranius Tholus Tholus 26.25 262.43 "Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek mythology, one of the muses, the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Urania was the muse of astronomy and celestial forces, and arbitress of fate. Uranius Fossae Fossae 25.29 269.87 "Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek mythology, one of the muses, the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Urania was the muse of astronomy and celestial forces, and arbitress of fate. Uranius Mons Mons 26.9 267.85 "Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek mythology, one of the muses, the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Urania was the muse of astronomy and celestial forces, and arbitress of fate. Utopia Rupes Rupes 43.53 86.03 "Nowhere" in Greek, used by Thomas More for the ideal state. Utopia Planitia Planitia 46.74 117.52 "Nowhere" in Greek, used by Thomas More to connote the ideal state. Xanthe Dorsa Dorsa 35.9 325.96 Golden-Yellow Land. Xanthe Terra Terra 1.6 311.95 Golden-Yellow Land. Xanthe Scopulus 19.38 307.49 Golden-Yellow Land. Scopulus Xanthe Montes Montes 18.13 305.08 Golden-Yellow Land.