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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Lorelei]
Clean Name Lorelei
Feature ID 3471
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 55.70 °
Southmost Latitude 55.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 243.90 °
Westmost Longitude 243.90 °
Diameter 15.00 km
Center Latitude 55.70 °
Center Longitude 243.90 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Culture Germany
Origin German first name.
Reference [109] - Dictionary of First Names, by Alfred J. Kolatch: Putnam Publishing Group, New York, 1990.
Updated Feb 09, 2011 8:04 AM
Additional Information Name dropped February 9, 2011 because geologic mapping has shown there is no crater at this location.

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