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Planetary Names: Facula, faculae: Sarpa Facula on Mercury

Sarpa Facula

Feature Name	Sarpa Facula
Clean Name	Sarpa Facula
Feature ID	15818
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Facula, faculae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-52.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	-53.53 °
Easternmost Longitude	30.13 °
Westernmost Longitude	31.61 °
Diameter	39.00 km
Center Latitude	-53.07 °
Center Longitude	30.87 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((328.4016723632812 -53.17181396484375, 328.7918701171875 -53.44781494140625, 329.1441040039062 -53.514404296875, 329.6224975585938 -53.35906982421875, 329.8175048828125 -53.16400146484375, 329.869873046875 -52.9307861328125, 329.477294921875 -52.7720947265625, 328.9799194335938 -52.5833740234375, 328.5731201171875 -52.8291015625, 328.4016723632812 -53.17181396484375)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sri Lanka
Quad	H-11 [pdf]
Reference	[514] - Sinhalese English Dictionary, by B. Clough. Colombo: Wesleyan Mission Press, Kollupitiya. 1892. Reprinted by Asian Educational Services. New Delhi; Chennai. 2006.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 16, 2019
Origin	Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) word for snake.
Last Updated	Apr 16, 2019 1:46 PM

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