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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Al-Fakik on Enceladus
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Al-Fakik
Feature Name
Al-Fakik
Clean Name
Al Fakik
Feature ID
14241
Target
Enceladus
Feature Type
Crater, craters
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
34.70 °
Southernmost Latitude
31.36 °
Easternmost Longitude
304.64 °
Westernmost Longitude
308.45 °
Diameter
15.20
km
Center Latitude
35.52 °
Center Longitude
306.55 °
WKT String
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Continent
Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Arabian
Quad
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Reference
[52] - Alf Laylah Wa Laylah, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, by Richard F. Burton: Larsen-Harper, Colo. Press, Denver, Colo., 1900.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
Nov 07, 2006
Origin
The barber's third brother in "The Hunchback’s Tale."
Last Updated
Aug 28, 2014 2:15 PM
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