Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Wakasa Sinus

Basic Info

Feature Name Wakasa Sinus
Clean Name Wakasa Sinus
Feature ID 15297
Target Titan
Feature Type Sinus, sinūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 82.00 °
Southmost Latitude 79.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 263.40 °
Westmost Longitude 277.60 °
Diameter 146.00 km
Center Latitude 80.70 °
Center Longitude 270.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 19, 2015
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Bay in Japan.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Jan 21, 2015 11:41 AM

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