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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nilanti
Clean Name Nilanti
Feature ID 4269
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -38.20 °
Southmost Latitude -38.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.40 °
Westmost Longitude 331.40 °
Diameter 9.20 km
Center Latitude -38.20 °
Center Longitude 331.40 °
Quad v55 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Culture Sri Lanka
Origin Singalese first name.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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