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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Dorsum, dorsa: Ben Dorsa on Venus

Ben Dorsa

Feature Name	Ben Dorsa
Clean Name	Ben Dorsa
Feature ID	685
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Dorsum, dorsa
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	73.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	69.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	290.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	278.20 °
Diameter	628.00 km
Center Latitude	71.20 °
Center Longitude	284.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((278.2 69, 290 69, 290 73.40000000000001, 278.2 73.40000000000001, 278.2 69)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Vietnam
Quad	v06 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Vietnamese sky goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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