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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Zheztyrnak Fossae on Venus

Zheztyrnak Fossae

Feature Name	Zheztyrnak Fossae
Clean Name	Zheztyrnak Fossae
Feature ID	6728
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-67.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-68.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	184.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	180.00 °
Diameter	180.00 km
Center Latitude	-67.50 °
Center Longitude	182.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((180 -67, 184 -67, 184 -68, 180 -68, 180 -67)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Kazakhstan
Quad	v59 [pdf]
Reference	[131] - Zhenshchina v mifakh i legendakh (Woman in mythes and legends): Encyclopedic Dictionary, Komus Publishing, Tashkent, 1992 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Kazakh evil deity, "copper claw" maiden.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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