Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Linea, lineae: Breksta Linea on Venus

Breksta Linea

Feature Name	Breksta Linea
Clean Name	Breksta Linea
Feature ID	870
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Linea, lineae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	38.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	307.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	300.60 °
Diameter	700.00 km
Center Latitude	35.90 °
Center Longitude	304.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((300.6 33.8, 307.4 33.8, 307.4 38, 300.6 38, 300.6 33.8)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Lithuania
Quad	v18 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed from Breksta Dorsa August 2004.)
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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