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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Rusalka Planitia on Venus

Rusalka Planitia

Feature Name	Rusalka Planitia
Clean Name	Rusalka Planitia
Feature ID	5233
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	17.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-11.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	187.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	153.00 °
Diameter	3600.00 km
Center Latitude	3.00 °
Center Longitude	170.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((153 -11, 187 -11, 187 17, 153 17, 153 -11)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Russia
Quad	v25 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Russian mermaid.
Last Updated	Nov 02, 2009 11:00 AM

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