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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Alajen Vallis on Venus

Alajen Vallis

Feature Name	Alajen Vallis
Clean Name	Alajen Vallis
Feature ID	155
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-2.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-3.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	337.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	335.60 °
Diameter	200.00 km
Center Latitude	-3.30 °
Center Longitude	337.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((335.6 -3.7, 337.2 -3.7, 337.2 -2.7, 335.6 -2.7, 335.6 -3.7)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Iran
Quad	v43 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Talysh (Caspian Sea, SW coast) river deity.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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