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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Leda Planitia on Venus

Leda Planitia

Feature Name	Leda Planitia
Clean Name	Leda Planitia
Feature ID	3326
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	48.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	39.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	68.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	61.20 °
Diameter	2890.00 km
Center Latitude	44.00 °
Center Longitude	65.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((61.2 39.8, 68.90000000000001 39.8, 68.90000000000001 48.2, 61.2 48.2, 61.2 39.8)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v10 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Mother of Helen, Castor.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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