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Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Nichka Dorsa on Venus

Nichka Dorsa

Feature Name	Nichka Dorsa
Clean Name	Nichka Dorsa
Feature ID	4247
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-9.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-10.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	356.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	351.00 °
Diameter	550.00 km
Center Latitude	-10.00 °
Center Longitude	354.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((351 -10, 356 -10, 356 -9.199999999999999, 351 -9.199999999999999, 351 -10)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Ukraine
Quad	v43 [pdf]
Reference	[153] - Slovar' slavyanskoy mifologii [Dictionary of the Slavic mythology]. - Nizhniy Novgorod, 1995 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Ukrainian night deity.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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