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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Facula, faculae: Bitin Facula on Mercury

Bitin Facula

Feature Name	Bitin Facula
Clean Name	Bitin Facula
Feature ID	15820
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Facula, faculae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-51.23 °
Southernmost Latitude	-51.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	27.13 °
Westernmost Longitude	28.60 °
Diameter	39.00 km
Center Latitude	-51.55 °
Center Longitude	28.45 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((331.4354858398438 -51.2603759765625, 331.4354858398438 -51.56500244140625, 331.6638793945312 -51.764892578125, 331.99951171875 -51.8582763671875, 332.380126953125 -51.83929443359375, 332.7133178710938 -51.70599365234375, 332.8751220703125 -51.4110107421875, 332.6846923828125 -51.2301025390625, 332.3040771484375 -51.3062744140625, 331.9232788085938 -51.2777099609375, 331.4354858398438 -51.2603759765625)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Philippines
Quad	H-11 [pdf]
Reference	[516] - An Introduction to Cebuano, by Andrew M. Nelson. Rotary Press, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 16, 2019
Origin	Cebuano (S. Philippines) word for snake.
Last Updated	Apr 16, 2019 2:00 PM

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