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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Merisa Fluctus
Clean Name Merisa Fluctus
Feature ID 3855
Target Venus
Feature Type Fluctus, fluctūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 22.20 °
Southmost Latitude 19.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 11.30 °
Westmost Longitude 6.00 °
Diameter 630.00 km
Center Latitude 20.50 °
Center Longitude 9.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Europe
Culture Caucasus
Origin Adygan (N. Caucasus) beekeeping goddess.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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