Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gerda on Venus

[Gerda]

Feature Name	[Gerda]
Clean Name	Gerda
Feature ID	6833
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	45.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	45.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	91.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	90.90 °
Diameter	30.00 km
Center Latitude	45.90 °
Center Longitude	91.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((90.90000000000001 45.8, 91.2 45.8, 91.2 45.9, 90.90000000000001 45.9, 90.90000000000001 45.8)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Denmark
Quad	v11 [pdf]
Reference	[98] - Female first names supplied by Russian members of WGPSN and task groups.
Approval Status	Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date	1994
Origin	Danish, German first name.
Last Updated	Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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[Gerda]

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