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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Kinsei Vallis on Venus

Kinsei Vallis

Feature Name	Kinsei Vallis
Clean Name	Kinsei Vallis
Feature ID	3043
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	14.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	13.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	141.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	138.20 °
Diameter	375.00 km
Center Latitude	13.80 °
Center Longitude	140.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((138.2 13.5, 141.8 13.5, 141.8 14, 138.2 14, 138.2 13.5)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Japan
Quad	v24 [pdf]
Reference	[107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Japanese name for planet Venus.
Last Updated	Feb 04, 2010 8:43 AM

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