Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Sionascaig Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Sionascaig Lacus
Clean Name Sionascaig Lacus
Feature ID 15095
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -40.57 °
Southmost Latitude -42.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 276.00 °
Westmost Longitude 280.23 °
Diameter 143.20 km
Center Latitude -41.52 °
Center Longitude 278.12 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 12, 2013
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Scotland
Origin Lake in Scotland.
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 Mar 12, 2013 8:40 AM

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