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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Xulab Vallis on Venus

Xulab Vallis

Feature Name	Xulab Vallis
Clean Name	Xulab Vallis
Feature ID	6620
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-57.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-58.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	192.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	181.00 °
Diameter	820.00 km
Center Latitude	-57.50 °
Center Longitude	186.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((181 -58.5, 192 -58.5, 192 -57.5, 181 -57.5, 181 -58.5)))
Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Mayan
Quad	v59 [pdf]
Reference	[107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Mayan name for planet Venus.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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