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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Morongo Valles
Clean Name Morongo Valles
Feature ID 4039
Target Venus
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -17.80 °
Southmost Latitude -22.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 112.40 °
Westmost Longitude 110.50 °
Diameter 660.00 km
Center Latitude -20.00 °
Center Longitude 111.40 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Africa
Culture Zimbabwe
Origin Makoni (Zimbabwe) name of Venus as evening star.
Reference [149] - A Dictionary of World Mythology, by Arthur Cotterell: Oxford University Press, Oxford/Melbourne, 1986.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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