Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Van Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Van Lacus
Clean Name Van Lacus
Feature ID 15577
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 74.60 °
Southmost Latitude 73.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 136.10 °
Westmost Longitude 138.50 °
Diameter 32.70 km
Center Latitude 74.20 °
Center Longitude 137.30 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 06, 2017
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Turkey
Origin Lake in Turkey.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Jun 06, 2017 2:17 PM

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