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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Arnar Sinus

Basic Info

Feature Name Arnar Sinus
Clean Name Arnar Sinus
Feature ID 15294
Target Titan
Feature Type Sinus, sinūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 73.70 °
Southmost Latitude 71.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 321.00 °
Westmost Longitude 324.00 °
Diameter 101.00 km
Center Latitude 72.60 °
Center Longitude 322.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 19, 2015
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Iceland
Origin Fjord in Iceland.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Jan 21, 2015 11:36 AM

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