Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sihtu Planitia
Clean Name	Sihtu Planitia
Feature ID	15557
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae

Location

Control Network
MESSENGER Team

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	2.63 °
Southmost Latitude	-9.21 °
Eastmost Longitude	50.28 °
Westmost Longitude	59.89 °
Diameter	565.00 km
Center Latitude	-2.82 °
Center Longitude	55.57 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 14, 2017
Continent	Asia
Ethnicity	Babylon
Origin	Babylonian word for the planet Mercury.
Reference	[419] - Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, by Helaine Selin: Springer Science & Business Media, 2008.
Updated	Mar 14, 2017 1:03 PM

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