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Planetary Names: Mensa, mensae: Belenos Mensa on Europa

Belenos Mensa

Feature Name	Belenos Mensa
Clean Name	Belenos Mensa
Feature ID	15822
Target	Europa
Feature Type	Mensa, mensae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	43.36 °
Southernmost Latitude	42.13 °
Easternmost Longitude	74.78 °
Westernmost Longitude	75.38 °
Diameter	34.00 km
Center Latitude	42.75 °
Center Longitude	75.08 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((284.85406494141 43.355484008789, 284.99688720704 43.311538696289, 285.12322998047 43.179702758789, 285.19464111329 43.003921508789, 285.23858642579 42.745742797852, 285.23858642579 42.515029907227, 285.20562744141 42.207412719727, 285.1781616211 42.059097290039, 285.11224365235 42.020645141602, 284.98040771485 42.114028930664, 284.89251708985 42.212905883789, 284.83209228516 42.311782836914, 284.83209228516 42.443618774414, 284.74420166016 42.542495727539, 284.68377685547 42.685317993164, 284.64532470704 42.844619750977, 284.62884521485 42.959976196289, 284.66729736329 43.146743774414, 284.71673583985 43.273086547852, 284.85406494141 43.355484008789))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Celtic
Quad	-
Reference	[517] - The Book of Celtic Myths: From the Mystic Might of the Celtic Warriors to the Magic of the Fey Folk, the Storied History and Folklore of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales: Adams Media (Eds.), Avon, 2017.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	May 28, 2019
Origin	Celtic sun god, equated with Apollo in that character; found mainly in Aquileia (now at NE Italy).
Last Updated	May 28, 2019 9:27 AM

Belenos Mensa

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