Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Fluctus, fluctūs: Rafara Fluctus on Venus

Rafara Fluctus

Feature Name Rafara Fluctus
Clean Name Rafara Fluctus
Feature ID 4923
Target Venus
Feature Type Fluctus, fluctūs
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -65.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -65.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 159.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 159.00 °
Diameter 700.00 km
Center Latitude -65.00 °
Center Longitude 159.00 °
Continent Africa
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Madagascar
Quad v58 [pdf]
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Origin Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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