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Planetary Names: Chasma, chasmata: Baba-Jaga Chasma on Venus

Baba-Jaga Chasma

Feature Name	Baba-Jaga Chasma
Clean Name	Baba Jaga Chasma
Feature ID	530
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Chasma, chasmata
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	54.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	52.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	53.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	44.50 °
Diameter	580.00 km
Center Latitude	53.20 °
Center Longitude	49.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((44.5 52.3, 53.5 52.3, 53.5 54.3, 44.5 54.3, 44.5 52.3)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Slavic
Quad	v02 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Slavic forest witch.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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Baba-Jaga Chasma

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