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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hoku-ao Vallis
Clean Name Hoku ao Vallis
Feature ID 2535
Target Venus
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.00 °
Southmost Latitude 28.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 166.50 °
Westmost Longitude 166.50 °
Diameter 450.00 km
Center Latitude 28.00 °
Center Longitude 166.50 °
Quad v13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Hawaii
Origin Hawaiian name for planet Venus.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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