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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sophia
Clean Name Sophia
Feature ID 5649
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -28.60 °
Southmost Latitude -28.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 18.80 °
Westmost Longitude 18.80 °
Diameter 17.60 km
Center Latitude -28.60 °
Center Longitude 18.80 °
Quad v44 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin First name from Greek.
Reference [82] - Information supplied by V.V. Shevchenko, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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