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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sedna Planitia
Clean Name Sedna Planitia
Feature ID 5404
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 52.60 °
Southmost Latitude 31.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 356.40 °
Westmost Longitude 320.40 °
Diameter 3570.00 km
Center Latitude 42.70 °
Center Longitude 340.70 °
Quad v19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent North America
Culture Eskimo
Origin Eskimo; her fingers became seals and whales.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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