Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sputnik Planitia
Clean Name	Sputnik Planitia
Feature ID	15669
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	49.61 °
Southmost Latitude	-22.18 °
Eastmost Longitude	197.66 °
Westmost Longitude	153.08 °
Diameter	1492.00 km
Center Latitude	19.51 °
Center Longitude	178.69 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 08, 2017
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Soviet
Origin	Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 (literally Satellite 1), the first human-built satellite of the Earth (1957).
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated	Sep 15, 2017 12:53 PM

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