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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Akna Montes
Clean Name Akna Montes
Feature ID 136
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 72.70 °
Southmost Latitude 65.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.00 °
Westmost Longitude 311.60 °
Diameter 830.00 km
Center Latitude 68.90 °
Center Longitude 318.20 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Mayan
Origin Mayan goddess of birth.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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