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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tawera Vallis
Clean Name Tawera Vallis
Feature ID 5885
Target Venus
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -11.60 °
Southmost Latitude -11.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 67.50 °
Westmost Longitude 67.50 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude -11.60 °
Center Longitude 67.50 °
Quad v34 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity New Zealand
Origin Māori name for planet Venus.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Dec 01, 2010 9:41 AM

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