Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Regio, regiones: Asteria Regio on Venus

Asteria Regio

Feature Name	Asteria Regio
Clean Name	Asteria Regio
Feature ID	437
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Regio, regiones
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	26.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	271.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	263.50 °
Diameter	1131.00 km
Center Latitude	21.60 °
Center Longitude	267.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((263.5 17.1, 271.5 17.1, 271.5 26.1, 263.5 26.1, 263.5 17.1)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v28 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Greek Titaness.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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