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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Nsomeka Planitia on Venus

Nsomeka Planitia

Feature Name Nsomeka Planitia
Clean Name Nsomeka Planitia
Feature ID 4349
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -53.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -53.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 195.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 195.00 °
Diameter 2100.00 km
Center Latitude -53.00 °
Center Longitude 195.00 °
Continent Africa
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Bantu
Quad v59 [pdf]
Reference [111] - The Book of Goddesses and Heroines, by P. Monaghan: Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, Minn., 1990.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Origin Bantu culture heroine.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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