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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hanwi Chasma
Clean Name Hanwi Chasma
Feature ID 6977
Target Venus
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 16.00 °
Southmost Latitude 10.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 254.00 °
Westmost Longitude 240.00 °
Diameter 1800.00 km
Center Latitude 10.50 °
Center Longitude 247.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture Sioux
Origin Oglala (Sioux) moon and sky goddess.
Reference [127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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