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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Atalanta Planitia
Clean Name Atalanta Planitia
Feature ID 447
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 47.50 °
Southmost Latitude 43.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 181.40 °
Westmost Longitude 148.50 °
Diameter 2050.00 km
Center Latitude 45.60 °
Center Longitude 165.80 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek mythical heroine.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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