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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lemminkäinen Vallis
Clean Name Lemminkainen Vallis
Feature ID 16083
Target Pluto
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 89.41 °
Southmost Latitude 67.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 153.48 °
Westmost Longitude 323.98 °
Diameter 726.00 km
Center Latitude 87.42 °
Center Longitude 238.73 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 27, 2022
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Finland
Origin Lemminkäinen is a hero of the Finnish national epic The Kalevala. He travels to the Underworld to capture the black swan.
Reference [638] - Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People, by Elias Lönnrot: Penguin Classics, 2021
Updated Jun 03, 2022 9:42 PM

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