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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Waka Mons
Clean Name Waka Mons
Feature ID 6473
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 26.60 °
Southmost Latitude 26.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 208.00 °
Westmost Longitude 207.40 °
Diameter 60.00 km
Center Latitude 26.30 °
Center Longitude 207.70 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Oceania
Culture Polynesia
Origin Polynesian lizard goddess.
Reference [127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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