Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ligeia Mare

Basic Info

Feature Name Ligeia Mare
Clean Name Ligeia Mare
Feature ID 14400
Target Titan
Feature Type Mare, maria

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 82.00 °
Southmost Latitude 74.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 222.00 °
Westmost Longitude 276.70 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude 79.70 °
Center Longitude 247.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2008
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin One of the sirens in Greek mythology.
Reference [127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Updated Jan 29, 2013 11:46 AM

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