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Planetary Names: Fluctus, fluctūs: Kaapaau Fluctus on Venus

Kaapaau Fluctus

Feature Name	Kaapaau Fluctus
Clean Name	Kaapaau Fluctus
Feature ID	2878
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fluctus, fluctūs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-66.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-66.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	184.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	176.00 °
Diameter	350.00 km
Center Latitude	-66.50 °
Center Longitude	181.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((184 -66, 176 -66, 176 -66.5, 184 -66.5, 184 -66)))
Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Polynesia
Quad	v59 [pdf]
Reference	[148] - Priklyucheniya v Okeanii [Adventures in Oceania, in Russian], by M. Stingl: Pravda Publishers, Moscow, 1986.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Polynesian goddess of sharks.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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