Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Budh Planitia
Clean Name	Budh Planitia
Feature ID	909
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	27.00 °
Southmost Latitude	21.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	140.20 °
Westmost Longitude	157.30 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	22.00 °
Center Longitude	150.90 °
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Northmost Latitude	28.42 °
Southmost Latitude	10.47 °
Eastmost Longitude	141.00 °
Westmost Longitude	159.65 °
Diameter	816.25 km
Center Latitude	19.55 °
Center Longitude	150.63 °
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Northmost Latitude	28.42 °
Southmost Latitude	10.47 °
Eastmost Longitude	141.00 °
Westmost Longitude	159.65 °
Diameter	816.00 km
Center Latitude	19.52 °
Center Longitude	150.46 °
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Quad	H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Continent	Asia
Ethnicity	India
Origin	Hindu word for Mercury.
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated	Oct 07, 2016 2:50 PM

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