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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Himiko
Clean Name Himiko
Feature ID 2509
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.00 °
Southmost Latitude 19.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 124.30 °
Westmost Longitude 124.30 °
Diameter 36.60 km
Center Latitude 19.00 °
Center Longitude 124.30 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Culture Japan
Origin Japanese queen (4th century A.D.).
Reference [102] - List provided by V.G. Suriquez, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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