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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Stilbon Planitia
Clean Name Stilbon Planitia
Feature ID 15560
Target Mercury
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 68.31 °
Southmost Latitude 42.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 182.84 °
Westmost Longitude 238.39 °
Diameter 1550.00 km
Center Latitude 57.54 °
Center Longitude 209.61 °
Quad H-04 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 14, 2017
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Ancient Greek word for the planet Mercury.
Reference [421] - Astrology in the Middle Ages, by Theodore Otto Wedel: Courier Corporation, 2005.
Updated Mar 14, 2017 2:12 PM

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