Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Urmia Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Urmia Lacus
Clean Name Urmia Lacus
Feature ID 15096
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -38.97 °
Southmost Latitude -39.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 276.17 °
Westmost Longitude 276.93 °
Diameter 28.60 km
Center Latitude -39.27 °
Center Longitude 276.55 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 12, 2013
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Iran
Origin Lake in Iran.
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 8:48 AM

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