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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Juno Dorsum]
Clean Name Juno Dorsum
Feature ID 6854
Target Venus
Feature Type Dorsum, dorsa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -26.20 °
Southmost Latitude -34.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 101.50 °
Westmost Longitude 86.00 °
Diameter 1652.00 km
Center Latitude -31.00 °
Center Longitude 95.60 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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