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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Apārangi Planitia on Mercury

Apārangi Planitia

Feature Name	Apārangi Planitia
Clean Name	Aparangi Planitia
Feature ID	15556
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	16.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	-2.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	277.73 °
Westernmost Longitude	300.73 °
Diameter	1077.00 km
Center Latitude	6.70 °
Center Longitude	289.38 °
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Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	New Zealand
Quad	H-10 [pdf]
Reference	[418] - Languages in Contact I: Creating new words for Maori, by Mary Boyce: The Journal of New Zealand Studies, 1995.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 14, 2017
Origin	Māori word for the planet Mercury.
Last Updated	Mar 14, 2017 12:41 PM

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