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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vendimia Planitia
Clean Name Vendimia Planitia
Feature ID 15479
Target Ceres
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 65.00 °
Southmost Latitude -20.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 185.00 °
Westmost Longitude 85.00 °
Diameter 750.00 km
Center Latitude 23.00 °
Center Longitude 135.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 25, 2016
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Argentina
Origin Grape harvest festival in Mendoza (Argentina) during the first week of March. It is one of the most important festivals in the country.
Reference [391] - DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Argentina: DK Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-46541-1-976
Updated Mar 27, 2016 1:24 PM

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