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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tir Planitia
Clean Name Tir Planitia
Feature ID 6025
Target Mercury
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 12.40 °
Southmost Latitude -9.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 171.60 °
Westmost Longitude 190.40 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 0.80 °
Center Longitude 176.10 °
Northmost Latitude 7.78 °
Southmost Latitude -8.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.30 °
Westmost Longitude 183.75 °
Diameter 753.63 km
Center Latitude -1.04 °
Center Longitude 176.69 °
Northmost Latitude 7.78 °
Southmost Latitude -8.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.30 °
Westmost Longitude 183.75 °
Diameter 754.00 km
Center Latitude -1.04 °
Center Longitude 176.69 °
Quad H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Culture Persian
Origin Persian word for the planet Mercury.
Reference [411] - A Golden Treasury of Persian Poetry, by Hadi Hasan: The Cultural Council for Indian Relations, 1972.
Updated Feb 17, 2017 9:49 AM
Additional Information Origin was changed from "Norse word for Mercury." on 02/17/2017, to correct an error.

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