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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Snegurochka Planitia
Clean Name Snegurochka Planitia
Feature ID 5608
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 80.00 °
Southmost Latitude 76.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 217.00 °
Westmost Longitude 57.20 °
Diameter 2775.00 km
Center Latitude 86.60 °
Center Longitude 328.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Russia
Origin Snow maiden in Russian folktales, melted in spring.
Reference [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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