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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Balaton Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name	Balaton Lacus
Clean Name	Balaton Lacus
Feature ID	15631
Target	Titan
Feature Type	Lacus, lacūs

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	83.30 °
Southmost Latitude	82.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	84.50 °
Westmost Longitude	89.70 °
Diameter	35.60 km
Center Latitude	82.90 °
Center Longitude	87.50 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((270.27905273438 83.193969726563, 270.48779296875 83.237915039063, 270.9052734375 83.292846679688, 271.212890625 83.325805664063, 271.65234375 83.336791992188, 272.01489257813 83.248901367188, 272.37744140625 83.215942382813, 272.81689453125 83.128051757813, 273.06958007813 83.029174804688, 273.20141601563 82.974243164063, 273.5859375 82.886352539063, 273.78369140625 82.886352539063, 274.25610351563 82.897338867188, 274.70654296875 82.919311523438, 275.11303710938 82.897338867188, 275.23388671875 82.875366210938, 275.35473632813 82.864379882813, 275.2119140625 82.765502929688, 274.97021484375 82.644653320313, 274.58569335938 82.567749023438, 274.09130859375 82.644653320313, 273.78369140625 82.633666992188, 273.2783203125 82.710571289063, 273.08056640625 82.754516601563, 272.68505859375 82.765502929688, 272.20166015625 82.710571289063, 271.66333007813 82.710571289063, 271.27880859375 82.787475585938, 270.91625976563 82.853393554688, 270.53173828125 82.919311523438, 270.30102539063 83.029174804688, 270.22412109375 83.117065429688, 270.27905273438 83.193969726563))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 07, 2017
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Hungary
Origin	Lake in Hungary.
Reference	[349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated	Aug 07, 2017 9:55 AM

PDF Maps of Titan

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Titan North Pole Includes features that are between 50°N and 90°N. The image is false color Cassini RADAR that distinguishes liquid hydrocarbon from dry land.
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