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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mena Colles
Clean Name Mena Colles
Feature ID 3832
Target Venus
Feature Type Collis, colles

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -52.50 °
Southmost Latitude -52.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 160.00 °
Westmost Longitude 160.00 °
Diameter 850.00 km
Center Latitude -52.50 °
Center Longitude 160.00 °
Quad v58 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Roman goddess of menses.
Reference [43] - Dictionary of Classical Mythology, by J. E. Zimmerman: Harper and Row, New York, 1971.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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