Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Mweru Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Mweru Lacus
Clean Name Mweru Lacus
Feature ID 15572
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 72.10 °
Southmost Latitude 71.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.20 °
Westmost Longitude 132.50 °
Diameter 20.60 km
Center Latitude 71.90 °
Center Longitude 131.80 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 06, 2017
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Zambia
Origin Lake in Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Jun 06, 2017 1:14 PM

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