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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rusalka Planitia
Clean Name Rusalka Planitia
Feature ID 5233
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.00 °
Southmost Latitude -11.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 187.00 °
Westmost Longitude 153.00 °
Diameter 3600.00 km
Center Latitude 3.00 °
Center Longitude 170.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Russia
Origin Russian mermaid.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 02, 2009 11:00 AM

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