Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Facula, faculae: Slang Faculae on Mercury

Slang Faculae

Feature Name	Slang Faculae
Clean Name	Slang Faculae
Feature ID	15730
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Facula, faculae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	26.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	22.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	177.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	181.60 °
Diameter	204.00 km
Center Latitude	24.50 °
Center Longitude	179.30 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((178.60034179688 26.185913085938, 178.92993164063 26.350708007813, 179.51220703125 26.449584960938, 179.87475585938 26.460571289063, 180.35815429688 26.471557617188, 180.70971679688 26.328735351563, 181.14916992188 26.229858398438, 181.56665039063 26.010131835938, 181.89624023438 25.713500976563, 182.33569335938 25.361938476563, 182.58837890625 24.999389648438, 182.709228515625 24.647827148438, 182.852050781255 24.186401367188, 182.91796875 23.966674804688, 182.89599609375 23.670043945313, 182.80810546875 23.373413085938, 182.67626953125 23.087768554688, 182.511474609375 22.890014648438, 182.23681640625 22.692260742188, 181.76440429688 22.571411132813, 181.18212890625 22.615356445313, 180.303222656255 22.736206054688, 179.73193359375 22.955932617188, 179.40234375 23.241577148438, 179.1826171875 23.516235351563, 178.995849609375 23.7854003906255, 178.754150390625 24.153442382813, 178.58935546875 24.4995117187505, 178.4794921875 24.966430664063, 178.36962890625 25.427856445313, 178.35864257813 25.856323242188, 178.60034179688 26.185913085938))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Afrikaans
Quad	H-03 [pdf]
Reference	[457] - Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans Dictionary, by Jan Kromhout: Hippocrene Books, 2001.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 02, 2018
Origin	Afrikaans word for snake.
Last Updated	Apr 03, 2018 11:52 AM

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Slang Faculae

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