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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Lugus Planitia on Mercury

Lugus Planitia

Feature Name Lugus Planitia
Clean Name Lugus Planitia
Feature ID 15562
Target Mercury
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude -1.77 °
Southernmost Latitude -10.57 °
Easternmost Longitude 92.74 °
Westernmost Longitude 106.26 °
Diameter 574.00 km
Center Latitude -6.24 °
Center Longitude 98.66 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Gaul
Quad H-07 [pdf]
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 14, 2017
Origin Gaulish equivalent of the Roman god Mercury.
Last Updated Mar 14, 2017 4:15 PM

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