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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Menkerot Dorsa
Clean Name Menkerot Dorsa
Feature ID 3842
Target Venus
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -18.00 °
Southmost Latitude -25.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 352.00 °
Westmost Longitude 351.00 °
Diameter 770.00 km
Center Latitude -20.00 °
Center Longitude 351.50 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun.
Reference [131] - Zhenshchina v mifakh i legendakh (Woman in mythes and legends): Encyclopedic Dictionary, Komus Publishing, Tashkent, 1992 (in Russian).
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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