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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Ganiki Planitia on Venus

Ganiki Planitia

Feature Name	Ganiki Planitia
Clean Name	Ganiki Planitia
Feature ID	2098
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	47.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	217.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	187.00 °
Diameter	5160.00 km
Center Latitude	40.00 °
Center Longitude	202.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((187 33, 217 33, 217 47, 187 47, 187 33)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Siberia
Quad	v14 [pdf]
Reference	[64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Orochian (Siberia) water spirit, mermaid.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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