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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Palus Putredinis
Clean Name Palus Putredinis
Feature ID 4566
Target Moon
Feature Type Palus, paludes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 29.40 °
Southmost Latitude 25.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 2.85 °
Westmost Longitude -2.77 °
Diameter 180.45 km
Center Latitude 27.36 °
Center Longitude 0.00 °
Northmost Latitude 29.40 °
Southmost Latitude 25.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude 0.00 °
Diameter 180.45 km
Center Latitude 27.36 °
Center Longitude 0.00 °
Northmost Latitude 28.30 °
Southmost Latitude 25.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude 0.00 °
Diameter 161.00 km
Center Latitude 26.50 °
Center Longitude 0.40 °
Quad LAC-41 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin "Marsh of Decay."
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Dec 18, 2024 6:53 PM

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