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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ngu Facula
Clean Name Ngu Facula
Feature ID 16209
Target Mercury
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -22.22 °
Southmost Latitude -23.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 90.19 °
Westmost Longitude 91.50 °
Diameter 53.00 km
Center Latitude -22.77 °
Center Longitude 90.85 °
Quad H-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 09, 2023
Continent Asia
Culture Laos
Origin Lao word for snake.
Reference [726] - Cornell University, Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, Southeast Asia Program website (https://seap.einaudi.cornell.edu/lao-language); Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan: The Society, 2003.
Updated May 09, 2023 9:45 PM
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