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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Kraken Catena

Basic Info

Feature Name	Kraken Catena
Clean Name	Kraken Catena
Feature ID	3112
Target	Triton
Feature Type	Catena, catenae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	14.00 °
Southmost Latitude	14.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	35.50 °
Westmost Longitude	35.50 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	14.00 °
Center Longitude	35.50 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((31.794 15.084, 31.75 14.744, 31.838 14.249, 32.036 14.425, 32.41 14.337, 32.574 14.469, 32.992 14.436, 33.333 14.348, 33.574 14.425, 33.992 14.238, 34.398 14.139, 34.783 14.249, 35.057 14.216, 35.321 14.052, 35.585 13.854, 35.892 13.645, 36.134 13.48, 36.442 13.59, 36.639 13.623, 36.859 13.326, 37.068 13.184, 37.365 13.129, 37.804 13.217, 38.068 13.26, 38.199 12.997, 38.419 12.568, 38.815 12.272, 39.408 12.316, 39.683 12.426, 39.968 12.008, 40.353 12.129, 40.232 12.59, 39.88 12.843, 39.617 13.03, 39.419 13.315, 38.793 13.535, 38.32 13.491, 37.903 13.623, 37.76 14.194, 37.606 14.524, 37.035 14.612, 36.914 14.897, 36.573 14.952, 36.255 14.546, 35.662 14.897, 35.013 14.897, 34.783 14.919, 34.673 14.821, 34.255 14.908, 33.871 15.051, 33.365 15.15, 32.86 15.117, 32.509 15.139, 32.289 15.326, 32.047 15.326, 31.794 15.084))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse giant sea monster.
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