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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Cleopatra Patera]
Clean Name Cleopatra Patera
Feature ID 6807
Target Venus
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 66.00 °
Southmost Latitude 65.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 8.20 °
Westmost Longitude 5.70 °
Diameter 119.00 km
Center Latitude 66.00 °
Center Longitude 6.90 °
Quad v02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1982
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Egyptian queen c. 69-30 B.C. Changed to Cleopatra as crater name.
Reference [47] - Giants, by David Larkin and Sarah Teale: Harry Abrams, Inc., New York, 1979.
Updated Aug 27, 2014 10:33 AM
Additional Information Changed to Cleopatra as crater name.

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