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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vellamo Planitia
Clean Name Vellamo Planitia
Feature ID 6344
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 45.40 °
Southmost Latitude 45.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 158.70 °
Westmost Longitude 139.40 °
Diameter 2155.00 km
Center Latitude 45.40 °
Center Longitude 149.10 °
Quad v12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Finland
Origin Karelo-Finn mermaid.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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