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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Sacajawea Patera on Venus

Sacajawea Patera

Feature Name	Sacajawea Patera
Clean Name	Sacajawea Patera
Feature ID	5264
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	64.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	64.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	338.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	332.50 °
Diameter	233.00 km
Center Latitude	64.30 °
Center Longitude	335.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((332.5 64.09999999999999, 338 64.09999999999999, 338 64.7, 332.5 64.7, 332.5 64.09999999999999)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Dakota
Quad	v07 [pdf]
Reference	[99] - Index to Women of the World, by N.O. Ireland: F.W. Faxon Co., Westwood, Mass., 1988 (and other editions).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Shoshoni Indian woman who served as an interpreter for the Lewis & Clark expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1786-1812).
Last Updated	Aug 27, 2014 10:46 AM
Additional Information	Changed from Sacajawea as crater name.

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