Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Atacama Lacuna

Basic Info

Feature Name Atacama Lacuna
Clean Name Atacama Lacuna
Feature ID 14785
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacuna, lacunae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 68.50 °
Southmost Latitude 67.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 226.80 °
Westmost Longitude 228.00 °
Diameter 35.90 km
Center Latitude 68.20 °
Center Longitude 227.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 21, 2010
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Chile
Origin Intermittent lake (salar) in Chile.
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 Dec 21, 2010 7:10 AM

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