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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Turms Planitia on Mercury

Turms Planitia

Feature Name	Turms Planitia
Clean Name	Turms Planitia
Feature ID	15554
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-24.25 °
Southernmost Latitude	-37.92 °
Easternmost Longitude	344.63 °
Westernmost Longitude	356.27 °
Diameter	622.00 km
Center Latitude	-31.05 °
Center Longitude	350.81 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Italy
Quad	H-14 [pdf]
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 14, 2017
Origin	Etruscan messenger god equivalent of Roman god Mercury.
Last Updated	Mar 14, 2017 11:29 AM

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