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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rona Chasma
Clean Name Rona Chasma
Feature ID 15018
Target Venus
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 9.00 °
Southmost Latitude -4.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 291.00 °
Westmost Longitude 285.00 °
Diameter 1520.00 km
Center Latitude 2.50 °
Center Longitude 288.00 °
Quad v29 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 24, 2012
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity New Zealand
Origin Maori Moon goddess who controls the tides.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Jul 24, 2012 10:13 AM

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