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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Chasma, chasmata: Aranyani Chasma on Venus

Aranyani Chasma

Feature Name	Aranyani Chasma
Clean Name	Aranyani Chasma
Feature ID	343
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Chasma, chasmata
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	72.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	67.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	74.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	72.90 °
Diameter	718.00 km
Center Latitude	69.30 °
Center Longitude	74.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((72.90000000000001 67.3, 74.8 67.3, 74.8 72, 72.90000000000001 72, 72.90000000000001 67.3)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	India
Quad	v03 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Indian forest goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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