Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Menkerot Dorsa on Venus

Menkerot Dorsa

Feature Name Menkerot Dorsa
Clean Name Menkerot Dorsa
Feature ID 3842
Target Venus
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -18.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -25.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 352.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 351.00 °
Diameter 770.00 km
Center Latitude -20.00 °
Center Longitude 351.50 °
Continent Africa
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Egypt
Quad v43 [pdf]
Reference [131] - Zhenshchina v mifakh i legendakh (Woman in mythes and legends): Encyclopedic Dictionary, Komus Publishing, Tashkent, 1992 (in Russian).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Origin Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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