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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Väinämöinen Vallis on Pluto

Väinämöinen Vallis

Feature Name	Väinämöinen Vallis
Clean Name	Vainamoinen Vallis
Feature ID	16084
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	Pluto
Northernmost Latitude	81.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	75.01 °
Easternmost Longitude	119.51 °
Westernmost Longitude	22.11 °
Diameter	438.00 km
Center Latitude	80.70 °
Center Longitude	70.81 °
kml download	Väinämöinen Vallis.kml
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Finland
Quad	-
Reference	[638] - Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People, by Elias Lönnrot: Penguin Classics, 2021
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	May 27, 2022
Origin	Väinämöinen is a central character of the Finnish national epic The Kalevala. He traveled to the Underworld to seek knowledge of the dead.
Last Updated	Jun 07, 2022 7:19 PM