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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Otaared Planitia
Clean Name Otaared Planitia
Feature ID 15555
Target Mercury
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 24.01 °
Southmost Latitude 12.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 333.48 °
Westmost Longitude 342.71 °
Diameter 470.00 km
Center Latitude 18.26 °
Center Longitude 337.61 °
Quad H-10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 14, 2017
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Arabian
Origin Arabic word for the planet Mercury.
Reference [417] - The Cambridge Planetary Handbook, by Michael E. Bakich: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Updated Mar 14, 2017 11:46 AM

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