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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lukelong Dorsa
Clean Name Lukelong Dorsa
Feature ID 3511
Target Venus
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 78.70 °
Southmost Latitude 66.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 184.10 °
Westmost Longitude 155.40 °
Diameter 1566.00 km
Center Latitude 73.30 °
Center Longitude 178.80 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Caroline Is.
Origin Polynesian goddess, creator of heavens.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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