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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Morongo Valles on Venus

Morongo Valles

Feature Name	Morongo Valles
Clean Name	Morongo Valles
Feature ID	4039
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-17.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	-22.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	112.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	110.50 °
Diameter	660.00 km
Center Latitude	-20.00 °
Center Longitude	111.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((110.5 -17.8, 112.4 -17.8, 112.4 -22.3, 110.5 -22.3, 110.5 -17.8)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Zimbabwe
Quad	v35 [pdf]
Reference	[149] - A Dictionary of World Mythology, by Arthur Cotterell: Oxford University Press, Oxford/Melbourne, 1986.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Makoni (Zimbabwe) name of Venus as evening star.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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