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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Atalanta Planitia on Venus

Atalanta Planitia

Feature Name	Atalanta Planitia
Clean Name	Atalanta Planitia
Feature ID	447
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	47.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	43.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	181.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	148.50 °
Diameter	2050.00 km
Center Latitude	45.60 °
Center Longitude	165.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((148.5 43.7, 181.4 43.7, 181.4 47.5, 148.5 47.5, 148.5 43.7)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v13 [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 mythical heroine.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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