Catuilla Planum (Mercury)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Planum, plana
- IAU definition
Plateau or high plain
- Diameter
- 735 km, 30 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 8.78° S, 114.22° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- March 14, 2017
- Origin of the name
Inca/Quechua word for the planet Mercury.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Catuilla Planum.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Wide Angle Camera | 9,122 | January 1, 2000 | November 1, 2014 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System | 8 | January 1, 2000 | November 1, 2014 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer | 3,515 | August 13, 2004 | April 30, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Narrow Angle Camera | 2,589 | January 14, 2008 | June 30, 2014 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Laser Altimeter | 21 | June 10, 2011 | March 17, 2015 |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15559
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms