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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hiten Linea
Clean Name Hiten Linea
Feature ID 16192
Target Pluto
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 27.05 °
Southmost Latitude 19.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 356.49 °
Westmost Longitude 351.30 °
Diameter 178.00 km
Center Latitude 23.52 °
Center Longitude 353.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2023
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin First Japanese spacecraft to the Moon, 1990.
Reference [716] - A Dictionary of Space Exploration. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, 2018. ISBN 9780192526595
Updated Apr 11, 2023 5:54 PM

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