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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Merak Vallis
Clean Name Merak Vallis
Feature ID 3848
Target Venus
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -63.50 °
Southmost Latitude -63.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.00 °
Westmost Longitude 162.00 °
Diameter 200.00 km
Center Latitude -63.50 °
Center Longitude 162.00 °
Quad v58 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Pakistan
Origin Balochi (Pakistan) river deity.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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