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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Tlaloc Virgae

Basic Info

Feature Name Tlaloc Virgae
Clean Name Tlaloc Virgae
Feature ID 15354
Target Titan
Feature Type Virga, virgae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.54 °
Southmost Latitude 19.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 200.12 °
Westmost Longitude 214.80 °
Diameter 600.00 km
Center Latitude 23.73 °
Center Longitude 207.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 20, 2015
Continent North America
Ethnicity Aztec
Origin Aztec rain god.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 29, 2015 7:58 AM

PDF Maps of Titan

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