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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Aino Planitia on Venus

Aino Planitia

Feature Name	Aino Planitia
Clean Name	Aino Planitia
Feature ID	112
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-30.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	-50.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	122.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	66.00 °
Diameter	4985.00 km
Center Latitude	-40.50 °
Center Longitude	94.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((66 -50.9, 122.9 -50.9, 122.9 -30.1, 66 -30.1, 66 -50.9)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Finland
Quad	v47 [pdf]
Reference	[48] - Letter from G. H. Pettengill to Venus Task Group, April 27, 1977.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Finnish heroine who became water spirit.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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