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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Leda Planitia
Clean Name Leda Planitia
Feature ID 3326
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 48.20 °
Southmost Latitude 39.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 68.90 °
Westmost Longitude 61.20 °
Diameter 2890.00 km
Center Latitude 44.00 °
Center Longitude 65.10 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Mother of Helen, Castor.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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