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Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Dyan-Mu Dorsa on Venus

Dyan-Mu Dorsa

Feature Name	Dyan-Mu Dorsa
Clean Name	Dyan Mu Dorsa
Feature ID	1680
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	79.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	76.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	45.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	17.30 °
Diameter	687.00 km
Center Latitude	78.20 °
Center Longitude	31.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((17.3 76.2, 45.3 76.2, 45.3 79.09999999999999, 17.3 79.09999999999999, 17.3 76.2)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	China
Quad	v01 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Chinese lightning goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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