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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rhea Mons
Clean Name Rhea Mons
Feature ID 5014
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 33.40 °
Southmost Latitude 31.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 282.60 °
Westmost Longitude 281.90 °
Diameter 217.00 km
Center Latitude 32.40 °
Center Longitude 282.20 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek Titaness.
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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