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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Karakul Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Karakul Lacus
Clean Name Karakul Lacus
Feature ID 15633
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 86.50 °
Southmost Latitude 86.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 54.10 °
Westmost Longitude 59.30 °
Diameter 18.40 km
Center Latitude 86.30 °
Center Longitude 56.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 07, 2017
Continent Asia
Culture Tajikistan
Origin Lake in Tajikistan.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Aug 07, 2017 10:36 AM

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