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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cleopatra
Clean Name Cleopatra
Feature ID 1240
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 65.80 °
Southmost Latitude 65.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 7.10 °
Westmost Longitude 7.10 °
Diameter 105.00 km
Center Latitude 65.80 °
Center Longitude 7.10 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Egyptian queen, notable for love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony (69-30 B.C.).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Aug 27, 2014 11:03 AM
Additional Information Name changed from Cleopatra Patera.

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