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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lowell Regio
Clean Name Lowell Regio
Feature ID 15838
Target Pluto
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 90.00 °
Southmost Latitude 55.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 360.00 °
Westmost Longitude 0.00 °
Diameter 1215.00 km
Center Latitude 86.00 °
Center Longitude 338.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 30, 2019
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Percival; American astronomer who in 1906-1916 undertook extensive searches of transneptunian planets (1855-1916).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated May 31, 2019 4:20 PM

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