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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Nakuru Lacuna

Basic Info

Feature Name Nakuru Lacuna
Clean Name Nakuru Lacuna
Feature ID 15182
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacuna, lacunae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 67.12 °
Southmost Latitude 65.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.75 °
Westmost Longitude 98.25 °
Diameter 188.00 km
Center Latitude 65.81 °
Center Longitude 94.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 03, 2013
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Kenya
Origin Intermittent lake in Kenya.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Dec 03, 2013 9:57 AM

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