Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Utaridi Planitia
Clean Name	Utaridi Planitia
Feature ID	15563
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae

Location

Control Network
MESSENGER Team

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-54.05 °
Southmost Latitude	-75.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	260.24 °
Westmost Longitude	292.72 °
Diameter	930.00 km
Center Latitude	-65.50 °
Center Longitude	270.17 °
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Quad	H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 14, 2017
Continent	Africa
Ethnicity	Swahili
Origin	Swahili (E. Africa) name for the planet Mercury.
Reference	[410] - Swahili Islamic Poetry: Introduction, The celebration of Mohammed’s birthday, Swahili Islamic cosmology, edited by Jan Knappert: Brill Archive, 1971.
Updated	Mar 14, 2017 4:37 PM

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