Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Fagaloa Sinus

Basic Info

Feature Name Fagaloa Sinus
Clean Name Fagaloa Sinus
Feature ID 15946
Target Titan
Feature Type Sinus, sinūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 83.25 °
Southmost Latitude 82.55 °
Eastmost Longitude 318.00 °
Westmost Longitude 322.50 °
Diameter 33.00 km
Center Latitude 82.90 °
Center Longitude 320.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 14, 2020
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Samoa
Origin Bay in Samoa (Upolu Island).
Reference [589] - Moon Handbooks South Pacific, 8th edition, by David Stanley: Avalon Travel Publishing, 2004.
Updated Jan 05, 2021 11:08 PM

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