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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zheztyrnak Fossae
Clean Name Zheztyrnak Fossae
Feature ID 6728
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -67.00 °
Southmost Latitude -68.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 184.00 °
Westmost Longitude 180.00 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude -67.50 °
Center Longitude 182.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Kazakhstan
Origin Kazakh evil deity, "copper claw" maiden.
Reference [131] - Zhenshchina v mifakh i legendakh (Woman in mythes and legends): Encyclopedic Dictionary, Komus Publishing, Tashkent, 1992 (in Russian).
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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