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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Tir Planitia on Mercury

Tir Planitia

Feature Name	Tir Planitia
Clean Name	Tir Planitia
Feature ID	6025
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	12.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-9.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	171.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	190.40 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	0.80 °
Center Longitude	176.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((188.4 -9.1, 169.6 -9.1, 169.6 12.4, 188.4 12.4, 188.4 -9.1)))
Northernmost Latitude	7.78 °
Southernmost Latitude	-8.35 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	183.75 °
Diameter	753.63 km
Center Latitude	-1.04 °
Center Longitude	176.69 °
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Northernmost Latitude	7.78 °
Southernmost Latitude	-8.35 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	183.75 °
Diameter	754.00 km
Center Latitude	-1.04 °
Center Longitude	176.69 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Persian
Quad	H-08 [pdf]
Reference	[411] - A Golden Treasury of Persian Poetry, by Hadi Hasan: The Cultural Council for Indian Relations, 1972.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	Persian word for the planet Mercury.
Last 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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