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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Vänern Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Vänern Lacus
Clean Name Vanern Lacus
Feature ID 14778
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 70.80 °
Southmost Latitude 69.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 222.00 °
Westmost Longitude 223.90 °
Diameter 43.90 km
Center Latitude 70.40 °
Center Longitude 223.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 16, 2010
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Sweden
Origin Lake in Sweden.
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 10:41 AM

PDF Maps of Titan

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