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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Urkuk Dorsa
Clean Name Urkuk Dorsa
Feature ID 6244
Target Venus
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -12.00 °
Southmost Latitude -12.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.00 °
Westmost Longitude 320.00 °
Diameter 600.00 km
Center Latitude -12.00 °
Center Longitude 320.00 °
Quad v42 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) night maiden.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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