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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Polaznik Macula

Basic Info

Feature Name Polaznik Macula
Clean Name Polaznik Macula
Feature ID 14657
Target Titan
Feature Type Macula, maculae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -39.80 °
Southmost Latitude -43.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 276.10 °
Westmost Longitude 285.50 °
Diameter 346.90 km
Center Latitude -41.10 °
Center Longitude 280.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 05, 2010
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Slavic
Origin Slavic god of New Year's happiness.
Reference [153] - Slovar' slavyanskoy mifologii [Dictionary of the Slavic mythology]. - Nizhniy Novgorod, 1995 (in Russian).
Updated Apr 05, 2010 7:49 AM

PDF Maps of Titan

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