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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Nikolaeva Patera on Venus

Nikolaeva Patera

Feature Name	Nikolaeva Patera
Clean Name	Nikolaeva Patera
Feature ID	6979
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	34.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	268.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	267.00 °
Diameter	100.00 km
Center Latitude	33.90 °
Center Longitude	267.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((267 33.7, 268 33.7, 268 34.2, 267 34.2, 267 33.7)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Russia
Quad	v16 [pdf]
Reference	[107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Olga V.; Russian planetologist/geochemist (1941-2000).
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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