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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Kunlun Linea

Basic Info

Feature Name Kunlun Linea
Clean Name Kunlun Linea
Feature ID 14764
Target Rhea
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 50.00 °
Southmost Latitude 40.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 300.00 °
Westmost Longitude 316.00 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude 45.00 °
Center Longitude 308.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 06, 2010
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Mountain in Chinese mythology, dwelling place of the immortals, location of palace of Hsi Wang Mu (Xiwangmu), the Queen Mother of the West.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Aug 06, 2010 9:08 AM
Additional Information Previously Kun Lun Chasma.

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