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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Sihtu Planitia on Mercury

Sihtu Planitia

Feature Name	Sihtu Planitia
Clean Name	Sihtu Planitia
Feature ID	15557
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	2.63 °
Southernmost Latitude	-9.21 °
Easternmost Longitude	50.28 °
Westernmost Longitude	59.89 °
Diameter	565.00 km
Center Latitude	-2.82 °
Center Longitude	55.57 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Babylon
Quad	H-06 [pdf]
Reference	[419] - Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, by Helaine Selin: Springer Science & Business Media, 2008.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 14, 2017
Origin	Babylonian word for the planet Mercury.
Last Updated	Mar 14, 2017 1:03 PM

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