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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Sholpan Vallis on Venus

Sholpan Vallis

Feature Name	Sholpan Vallis
Clean Name	Sholpan Vallis
Feature ID	5498
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-62.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-64.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	155.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	145.00 °
Diameter	590.00 km
Center Latitude	-63.90 °
Center Longitude	150.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((145 -62, 155.5 -62, 155.5 -64.2, 145 -64.2, 145 -62)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Kazakhstan
Quad	v58 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Kazakh and Karakalpak name of planet Venus.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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