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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Bulak Sulcus on Enceladus
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Bulak Sulcus
Feature Name
Bulak Sulcus
Clean Name
Bulak Sulcus
Feature ID
14634
Target
Enceladus
Feature Type
Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
18.74 °
Southernmost Latitude
9.38 °
Easternmost Longitude
108.89 °
Westernmost Longitude
109.76 °
Diameter
49.42
km
Center Latitude
16.67 °
Center Longitude
109.32 °
WKT String
LINESTRING (250.94716796874 22.248095703121, 251.111962890615 21.501025390621, 250.99111328124 20.775927734371, 250.936181640615 20.424365234371, 250.90322265624 20.050830078121, 250.8537841796775 19.523486328121, 250.606591796865 19.215869140621, 250.57363281249 18.534716796871, 250.44179687499 17.721728515621, 250.61757812499 17.062548828121, 250.70546874999 16.425341796871, 250.83730468749 15.832080078121, 250.74941406249 14.997119140621, 250.79335937499 14.250048828121, 250.85927734374 13.546923828121, 250.70546874999 13.019580078121, 250.24404296874 11.261767578121)
Continent
Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Arabian
Quad
-
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
Feb 04, 2010
Origin
Place in the tale "Story of the Chief of the Bulak Police."
Last Updated
Nov 26, 2014 11:48 AM
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