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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Medeina Chasma
Clean Name Medeina Chasma
Feature ID 3791
Target Venus
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 48.90 °
Southmost Latitude 43.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 91.10 °
Westmost Longitude 87.40 °
Diameter 606.00 km
Center Latitude 46.20 °
Center Longitude 89.30 °
Quad v10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Lithuania
Origin Lithuanian forest goddess.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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