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Planetary Names: Facula, faculae: Amaru Facula on Mercury

Amaru Facula

Feature Name	Amaru Facula
Clean Name	Amaru Facula
Feature ID	15754
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Facula, faculae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-49.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-50.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	348.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	350.30 °
Diameter	45.00 km
Center Latitude	-49.80 °
Center Longitude	349.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((10.29608922139251 -50.18597667088227, 10.36543552639911 -50.1818974764701, 10.44429995170072 -50.17917801352868, 10.52180464553155 -50.17645855058721, 10.60202880230396 -50.1818974764701, 10.65233886672042 -50.19277532823582, 10.72712409760987 -50.21181156882589, 10.77879389349702 -50.2213296891209, 10.83454288379644 -50.23492700382808, 10.87805429085946 -50.23084780941591, 10.96099791057324 -50.23628673529879, 11.03170394705043 -50.23492700382808, 11.06841669675981 -50.2213296891209, 11.07657508558414 -50.1914155967651, 11.0697764282305 -50.14926392117288, 11.03850260440407 -50.12342902322928, 11.00722878057744 -50.10031358822707, 10.98139388263396 -50.09079546793208, 10.94740059586606 -50.07719815322489, 10.92020596645169 -50.06088137557627, 10.92156569792238 -50.04184513498626, 10.92836435527603 -50.01736996851336, 10.92972408674671 -49.99017533909898, 10.95827844763176 -49.96434044115536, 10.99771066028262 -49.93442634879958, 11.0344234099919 -49.90451225644383, 11.05481938205273 -49.88003708997093, 11.07521535411345 -49.85420219202727, 11.08745293734984 -49.82292836820076, 11.07249589117207 -49.80253239614003, 11.07521535411345 -49.76853910937211, 11.07929454852562 -49.74134447995774, 11.10105025205713 -49.72366797083843, 11.13096434441287 -49.71007065613128, 11.17175628853431 -49.68151629524621, 11.18671333471228 -49.65568139730261, 11.17175628853431 -49.61352972171039, 11.14728112206143 -49.57681697200101, 11.10920864088136 -49.54826261111592, 11.06161803940627 -49.5210679817016, 11.0113079749897 -49.50067200964082, 10.9541992532196 -49.4897941578751, 10.90388918880314 -49.4829955005215, 10.84406100409145 -49.47347738022649, 10.78695228232135 -49.47075791728507, 10.74344087525853 -49.46395925993148, 10.65369859819111 -49.46531899140219, 10.61154692259877 -49.45988006551931, 10.55443820082877 -49.45444113963647, 10.48645162729286 -49.44628275081217, 10.44158048875925 -49.43676463051711, 10.40350800757908 -49.42044785286851, 10.35183821169193 -49.39733241786635, 10.3083268046289 -49.39733241786635, 10.26073620315382 -49.40277134374919, 10.22946237932739 -49.41908812139779, 10.18731070373526 -49.44492301934142, 10.15739661137941 -49.4816357690508, 10.12204359314072 -49.51970825023088, 10.09620869519715 -49.5455431481745, 10.05405701960491 -49.58633509229601, 10.02550265871986 -49.62032837906393, 9.983350983127623 -49.66791898053902, 9.943918770476765 -49.71550958201413, 9.91808387253319 -49.75766125760636, 9.892248974589513 -49.81069078496434, 9.870493271058104 -49.85964111791016, 9.848737567526591 -49.90859145085596, 9.829701326936556 -49.94394446909459, 9.776671799578617 -49.99153507056973, 9.738599318398547 -50.00241292233544, 9.711404688984183 -50.03504647763265, 9.716843614867036 -50.06632030145916, 9.731800661044906 -50.08943573646135, 9.761714753400645 -50.1016733196978, 9.82018320664154 -50.11527063440498, 9.874572465470166 -50.13838606940717, 9.935760381652537 -50.15062365264361, 9.986070446068998 -50.16286123588007, 10.05405701960491 -50.17237935617509, 10.11796439872855 -50.18597667088227, 10.17643285196935 -50.18597667088227, 10.21858452756168 -50.18597667088227, 10.29608922139251 -50.18597667088227)))
Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Inca
Quad	H-14 [pdf]
Reference	[478] - Introduction to Quechua: Language of the Andes, 2nd Edition, by Judith Noble and Jaime Lacasa: Dog Ear Publishing, 2010.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	May 01, 2018
Origin	Quechua word for snake.
Last Updated	May 01, 2018 8:46 AM

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