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

Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Auska Dorsum on Venus

Auska Dorsum

Feature Name	Auska Dorsum
Clean Name	Auska Dorsum
Feature ID	478
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	61.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	58.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	359.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	355.80 °
Diameter	361.00 km
Center Latitude	59.90 °
Center Longitude	357.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((355.8 58.4, 359.9 58.4, 359.9 61.1, 355.8 61.1, 355.8 58.4)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Lithuania
Quad	v07 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Lithuanian goddess of sun rays.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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