Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Linea, lineae: Jokwa Linea on Venus

Jokwa Linea

Feature Name Jokwa Linea
Clean Name Jokwa Linea
Feature ID 2838
Target Venus
Feature Type Linea, lineae
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -12.50 °
Southernmost Latitude -19.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 220.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 199.00 °
Diameter 2200.00 km
Center Latitude -17.00 °
Center Longitude 210.00 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Japan
Quad -
Reference [127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Origin Japanese "Royal Lady of the West" who waged war with demons and giants, then set the world in order.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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