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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Aspasia Patera on Venus
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[Aspasia Patera]
Feature Name
[Aspasia Patera]
Clean Name
Aspasia Patera
Feature ID
6785
Target
Venus
Feature Type
Patera, paterae
Coordinate System
Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
Southernmost Latitude
Easternmost Longitude
189.50 °
Westernmost Longitude
188.70 °
Diameter
200.00
km
Center Latitude
56.40 °
Center Longitude
189.00 °
kml download
Aspasia Patera.kml
Continent
Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad
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Reference
[99] - Index to Women of the World, by N.O. Ireland: F.W. Faxon Co., Westwood, Mass., 1988 (and other editions).
Approval Status
Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date
1985
Origin
One of most outstanding women of ancient Greece (c. 470-429 B.C.).
Last Updated
Jul 10, 2014 7:40 AM
Additional Information
Name changed to Aspasia Corona.
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