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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Gandvik Patera

Basic Info

Feature Name Gandvik Patera
Clean Name Gandvik Patera
Feature ID 2091
Target Triton
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.00 °
Southmost Latitude 28.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 5.50 °
Westmost Longitude 5.50 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 28.00 °
Center Longitude 5.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Norse
Origin Tortuous sea; literally, "Serpent Bay" (Norse).
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM