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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zipaltonal Fluctus
Clean Name Zipaltonal Fluctus
Feature ID 6742
Target Venus
Feature Type Fluctus, fluctūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 37.70 °
Southmost Latitude 37.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 251.30 °
Westmost Longitude 251.30 °
Diameter 290.00 km
Center Latitude 37.70 °
Center Longitude 251.30 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent South and Central America
Culture Nicaragua
Origin Nicaraguan creator goddess.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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