Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Polelya Macula

Basic Info

Feature Name Polelya Macula
Clean Name Polelya Macula
Feature ID 14278
Target Titan
Feature Type Macula, maculae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 51.50 °
Southmost Latitude 48.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 54.00 °
Westmost Longitude 58.25 °
Diameter 175.00 km
Center Latitude 50.00 °
Center Longitude 56.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 02, 2007
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Slavic
Origin East Slavic god of matrimonial happiness.
Reference [153] - Slovar' slavyanskoy mifologii [Dictionary of the Slavic mythology]. - Nizhniy Novgorod, 1995 (in Russian).
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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