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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Avene
Clean Name Avene
Feature ID 502
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 40.40 °
Southmost Latitude 40.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 149.40 °
Westmost Longitude 149.40 °
Diameter 10.00 km
Center Latitude 40.40 °
Center Longitude 149.40 °
Quad v12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Ghana
Origin Akan (Ghana) first name.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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