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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Namjyalma Fossae on Venus

Namjyalma Fossae

Feature Name	Namjyalma Fossae
Clean Name	Namjyalma Fossae
Feature ID	4129
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	5.00 °
Southernmost Latitude
Easternmost Longitude	2.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	1.50 °
Diameter	560.00 km
Center Latitude	2.50 °
Center Longitude	2.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((1.5 5, 2 5, 2 0, 1.5 0, 1.5 5)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Tibet
Quad	v20 [pdf]
Reference	[154] - Letter from Lisa Leghorn (Rigdzin Ling, Junction City, CA, USA) to Merton and Louise Davies, May 15, 1990.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Tibetan victorious mother.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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