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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Melia Mons
Clean Name Melia Mons
Feature ID 3817
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 63.90 °
Southmost Latitude 61.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 119.60 °
Westmost Longitude 118.90 °
Diameter 311.00 km
Center Latitude 62.80 °
Center Longitude 119.30 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Greek nymph.
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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