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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
14656	Arrakis Planitia	Arrakis Planitia	Titan	337.40	-78.40	117.00	-74.70	-80.80	113.10	134.60	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Apr 05, 2010	[229]	Planet from the Dune series; home of the Fremen, a group of fictional people whose culture revolves around preservation and conservation of water, which is a rare commodity on the planet.		Apr 05, 2010
15478	Buzzell Planitia	Buzzell Planitia	Titan	870.00	-66.30	262.70	-61.60	-76.50	242.10	287.50	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Mar 18, 2016	[392]	Planet from the Dune series; a cold planet, known for its lustrous Soostones, used as a “punishment planet” by the Bene Gesserit.	None	Mar 18, 2016
15261	Caladan Planitia	Caladan Planitia	Titan	2800.00	31.00	226.00	56.00	10.50	195.00	269.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Oct 08, 2014	[339]	Planet from the Dune series; the original home of the House Atriedes, a fictional noble family.	None	Oct 09, 2014
14591	Chusuk Planitia	Chusuk Planitia	Titan	125.00	-5.00	23.50	-5.00	-5.00	23.50	23.50	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Aug 04, 2009	[229]	Planet from the Dune series, known for its musical instruments.		Aug 04, 2009
15653	Giedi Planitia	Giedi Planitia	Titan	303.25	5.22	357.02	7.92	3.04	353.74	360.51	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Aug 24, 2017	[229]	Planet from the Dune series; Giedi Prime is the homeworld of House Harkonnen.	None	Aug 25, 2017
15467	Hagal Planitia	Hagal Planitia	Titan	435.00	-60.59	344.95	-56.07	-65.43	336.96	354.67	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Dec 27, 2015	[229]	Planet from the Dune series; a jewel planet known for its quality quartz, and which is mined out in the time of Shaddam I.	None	Dec 28, 2015
15262	Poritrin Planitia	Poritrin Planitia	Titan	1900.00	48.00	24.00	57.00	28.00	0.00	58.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Oct 08, 2014	[229]	Planet from the Dune series; third planet of Epsilon Alangue, considered by many Zensunni Wanderers as their planet of origin.	None	Oct 09, 2014
15465	Romo Planitia	Romo Planitia	Titan	400.00	-82.79	200.96	-77.81	-87.08	167.10	218.84	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Dec 27, 2015	[387]	Planet from the Dune series; the planet on which the younger brother of Miles Teg was poisoned.	None	Dec 28, 2015
15466	Rossak Planitia	Rossak Planitia	Titan	512.00	-71.04	355.00	-66.40	-75.89	341.37	8.67	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Dec 27, 2015	[229]	Planet from the Dune series; the source planet for the Bene Gesserit's original poison drug, or, the "Water of Life", and the origin of the Bene Gesserit order itself.	None	Dec 28, 2015
16064	Xuttah Planitia	Xuttah Planitia	Titan	18.00	10.60	167.69	10.46	10.74	167.90	167.48	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Planitia, planitiae	PL	-	Approved	Apr 13, 2022	[229]	Planet from the Dune series; the ninth planet in the star system Alkalurops, which provides advanced technology to the Imperium.		Apr 14, 2022

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