Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Cayuga Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Cayuga Lacus
Clean Name Cayuga Lacus
Feature ID 14771
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 70.00 °
Southmost Latitude 69.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 229.30 °
Westmost Longitude 230.60 °
Diameter 22.70 km
Center Latitude 69.80 °
Center Longitude 230.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 16, 2010
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Lake in New York, USA.
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 Sep 16, 2010 10:22 AM

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