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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Iyele Dorsa on Venus

Iyele Dorsa

Feature Name	Iyele Dorsa
Clean Name	Iyele Dorsa
Feature ID	2770
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	52.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	47.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	279.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	277.50 °
Diameter	595.00 km
Center Latitude	50.00 °
Center Longitude	278.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((277.5 47.3, 279.3 47.3, 279.3 52.6, 277.5 52.6, 277.5 47.3)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Moldova
Quad	-
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Moldavian witch who directed the winds.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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Iyele Dorsa

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