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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Maxwell Montes on Venus

Maxwell Montes

Feature Name	Maxwell Montes
Clean Name	Maxwell Montes
Feature ID	3766
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	68.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	61.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	7.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	2.70 °
Diameter	797.00 km
Center Latitude	65.20 °
Center Longitude	3.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((2.7 61.5, 7.6 61.5, 7.6 68.40000000000001, 2.7 68.40000000000001, 2.7 61.5)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Great Britain
Quad	v02 [pdf]
Reference	[61] - List of radar scientists provided by G. H. Pettengill.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	James C.; British physicist (1831-1879).
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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