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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sappho Patera
Clean Name Sappho Patera
Feature ID 5319
Target Venus
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 14.50 °
Southmost Latitude 13.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.70 °
Westmost Longitude 16.20 °
Diameter 225.00 km
Center Latitude 14.10 °
Center Longitude 16.50 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Lyric poetess, Lesbos, Asia Minor (fl. between 580-160 B.C.).
Reference [46] - List of famous women provided by the National Organization for Women.
Updated Jan 27, 2010 2:30 PM

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