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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Xuuch
Clean Name Xuuch
Feature ID 16356
Target Triton
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 6.18 °
Southmost Latitude 6.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 62.70 °
Westmost Longitude 62.22 °
Diameter 14.00 km
Center Latitude -6.43 °
Center Longitude 62.45 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 17, 2024
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Mayan
Origin Yukatek (Maya) word for “well that is formed in swampy soils”, referring to a human-made cistern built underground commonly found in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Reference [833] - Diccionario Introductorio Espanol-Maya, by Javier A. Gomez Navarrete: Universidad De Quintana Roo, Chetumal, 2009. (Page 91)
Updated Dec 17, 2024 5:44 PM
Additional Information Feature coordinates measured on the 2024 USGS/Bland et al. control network.

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