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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Hiei Chu Patera on Venus

Hiei Chu Patera

Feature Name	Hiei Chu Patera
Clean Name	Hiei Chu Patera
Feature ID	2498
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	48.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	98.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	96.60 °
Diameter	139.00 km
Center Latitude	48.20 °
Center Longitude	97.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((96.59999999999999 48.2, 98 48.2, 98 48.3, 96.59999999999999 48.3, 96.59999999999999 48.2)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	China
Quad	v11 [pdf]
Reference	[80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Chinese, converted silk worm product into thread and material (2698 B.C.).
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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