Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Skelton Sinus

Basic Info

Feature Name Skelton Sinus
Clean Name Skelton Sinus
Feature ID 15287
Target Titan
Feature Type Sinus, sinūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 77.70 °
Southmost Latitude 76.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 313.00 °
Westmost Longitude 317.40 °
Diameter 73.00 km
Center Latitude 76.80 °
Center Longitude 314.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 19, 2015
Continent Antarctica
Ethnicity New Zealand (Antarctica)
Origin Inlet in Antarctica.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Jan 21, 2015 12:34 PM

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