Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Mývatn Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Mývatn Lacus
Clean Name Myvatn Lacus
Feature ID 14319
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 78.90 °
Southmost Latitude 77.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 132.30 °
Westmost Longitude 138.45 °
Diameter 55.00 km
Center Latitude 78.19 °
Center Longitude 135.28 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 27, 2007
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Iceland
Origin Lake in Iceland.
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 Jun 02, 2018 11:26 AM

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