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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Vinmara Planitia on Venus

Vinmara Planitia

Feature Name	Vinmara Planitia
Clean Name	Vinmara Planitia
Feature ID	6393
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	55.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	52.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	218.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	197.20 °
Diameter	1635.00 km
Center Latitude	53.80 °
Center Longitude	207.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((197.2 52, 218.1 52, 218.1 55.7, 197.2 55.7, 197.2 52)))
Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Melanesia
Quad	v05 [pdf]
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Swan maiden whom sea god Qat kept on Earth by hiding her wings (New Hebrides).
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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