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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gretchen on Venus

Gretchen

Feature Name	Gretchen
Clean Name	Gretchen
Feature ID	2248
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-59.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-59.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	212.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	212.30 °
Diameter	20.80 km
Center Latitude	-59.70 °
Center Longitude	212.30 °
WKT String	POINT (212.3 -59.7)
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Germany
Quad	v59 [pdf]
Reference	[109] - Dictionary of First Names, by Alfred J. Kolatch: Putnam Publishing Group, New York, 1990.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1994
Origin	German first name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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