Planetary Names

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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Salme Dorsa on Venus

Salme Dorsa

Feature Name	Salme Dorsa
Clean Name	Salme Dorsa
Feature ID	5284
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	60.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	56.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	27.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	25.60 °
Diameter	447.00 km
Center Latitude	58.00 °
Center Longitude	25.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((25.6 56.4, 27.8 56.4, 27.8 60.1, 25.6 60.1, 25.6 56.4)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Estonia
Quad	v02 [pdf]
Reference	[64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Origin	Estonian sky maiden.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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