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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Budh Planitia
Clean Name Budh Planitia
Feature ID 909
Target Mercury
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 27.00 °
Southmost Latitude 21.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.20 °
Westmost Longitude 157.30 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 22.00 °
Center Longitude 150.90 °
Northmost Latitude 28.42 °
Southmost Latitude 10.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.00 °
Westmost Longitude 159.65 °
Diameter 816.25 km
Center Latitude 19.55 °
Center Longitude 150.63 °
Northmost Latitude 28.42 °
Southmost Latitude 10.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.00 °
Westmost Longitude 159.65 °
Diameter 816.00 km
Center Latitude 19.52 °
Center Longitude 150.46 °
Quad H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Asia
Culture India
Origin Hindu word for Mercury.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:50 PM

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