Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Melba on Venus

Melba

Feature Name Melba
Clean Name Melba
Feature ID 3816
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 4.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 4.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 193.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 193.50 °
Diameter 21.80 km
Center Latitude 4.70 °
Center Longitude 193.50 °
Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Australia
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Reference [110] - Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, by I. Asimov: Doubleday and Co., Garden City, New York, 1972.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Origin Nellie; Australian opera singer (1861-1931).
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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