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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Meropis Insula

Basic Info

Feature Name Meropis Insula
Clean Name Meropis Insula
Feature ID 15944
Target Titan
Feature Type Insula, insulae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 84.10 °
Southmost Latitude 83.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 312.33 °
Westmost Longitude 315.65 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude 83.85 °
Center Longitude 313.68 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 14, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Fictional island mentioned by ancient Greek writer Theopompus in his work Philippica.
Reference [587] - The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought: Geography, Exploration, and Fiction, by James S. Romm: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1994.
Updated Jan 05, 2021 10:38 PM

PDF Maps of Titan

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