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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Lapis

Basic Info

Feature Name Lapis
Clean Name Lapis
Feature ID 14996
Target Steins
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -31.50 °
Southmost Latitude -31.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 329.70 °
Westmost Longitude 329.70 °
Diameter 0.44 km
Center Latitude -31.50 °
Center Longitude 329.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 09, 2012
Continent -
Culture -
Origin Lapis Lazuli; gemstone formed from a rock containing a number of minerals, the quality and value determined by the color and abundance of the blue mineral lazurite.
Reference [272] - The Nature Company Guides: Rocks and Fossils, by Arthur B. Busbey III, Robert R. Coenraads, Paul Willis, and David Roots: Time Life Books, Australia, 1996.
Updated May 09, 2012 12:08 PM

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