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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Coatl Facula
Clean Name Coatl Facula
Feature ID 15919
Target Mercury
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -29.40 °
Southmost Latitude -30.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 215.90 °
Westmost Longitude 217.20 °
Diameter 48.29 km
Center Latitude -29.75 °
Center Longitude 216.55 °
Quad H-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 01, 2020
Continent South and Central America
Culture Nahuatl
Origin Aztec (Nahuatl) word for snake.
Reference [575] - http://www.mexica.net/dictionary/
Updated Jul 01, 2020 5:30 PM

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