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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Cay

Basic Info

Feature Name Cay
Clean Name Cay
Feature ID 1092
Target Triton
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -5.91 °
Southmost Latitude -6.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 54.97 °
Westmost Longitude 54.48 °
Diameter 11.00 km
Center Latitude -6.15 °
Center Longitude 54.73 °
Northmost Latitude -12.00 °
Southmost Latitude -12.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 44.00 °
Westmost Longitude 44.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -12.00 °
Center Longitude 44.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Mayan
Origin Mayan deity.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Feb 19, 2025 6:34 PM
Additional Information Ethnicity changed from Mexico to Mayan on December 17, 2024.