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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Llorona Planitia on Venus

Llorona Planitia

Feature Name	Llorona Planitia
Clean Name	Llorona Planitia
Feature ID	3434
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	32.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	160.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	136.00 °
Diameter	2600.00 km
Center Latitude	18.00 °
Center Longitude	145.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((136 10, 160 10, 160 32, 136 32, 136 10)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Mexico
Quad	v24 [pdf]
Reference	[107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Mexican/Spanish folktale heroine.
Last Updated	Oct 27, 2009 7:08 AM

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