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Planetary Names: Palus, paludes: Hyecho Palus on Pluto

Hyecho Palus

Feature Name	Hyecho Palus
Clean Name	Hyecho Palus
Feature ID	15870
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Palus, paludes
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	Pluto
Northernmost Latitude	-9.82 °
Southernmost Latitude	-25.37 °
Easternmost Longitude	174.88 °
Westernmost Longitude	162.83 °
Diameter	322.56 km
Center Latitude	-17.43 °
Center Longitude	167.44 °
kml download	Hyecho Palus.kml
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Korea
Quad	-
Reference	[553] - Hyecho’s Journey: The World of Buddhism, by Donald Lopez, Jr., University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jan 03, 2020
Origin	Korean traveler and scholar, who crossed the Asian continent from China to Arabia and back (724-727), and documented the journey in his journals (704–787).
Last Updated	Jan 03, 2020 1:48 PM