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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ahas Facula
Clean Name Ahas Facula
Feature ID 16210
Target Mercury
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -20.83 °
Southmost Latitude -21.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.89 °
Westmost Longitude 89.91 °
Diameter 45.00 km
Center Latitude -21.37 °
Center Longitude 89.40 °
Quad H-07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 09, 2023
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Philippines
Origin Filipino/Tagalog word for snake.
Reference [727] - A Tagalog English Dictionary, by Charles Nigg: Imp. De Fajardo Y Comp, 1904.
Updated May 09, 2023 8:47 PM
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