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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Lowana Planitia on Venus

Lowana Planitia

Feature Name	Lowana Planitia
Clean Name	Lowana Planitia
Feature ID	3491
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	43.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	43.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	98.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	98.00 °
Diameter	2700.00 km
Center Latitude	43.00 °
Center Longitude	98.00 °
WKT String	POINT (98 43)
Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Australia
Quad	v11 [pdf]
Reference	[107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Australian aboriginal tale heroine; lived alone by the sea weaving baskets.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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