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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Gwen Mons
Clean Name Gwen Mons
Feature ID 2295
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -20.40 °
Southmost Latitude -22.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 239.90 °
Westmost Longitude 237.70 °
Diameter 200.00 km
Center Latitude -21.40 °
Center Longitude 238.70 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Celtic
Origin Irish goddess of happiness and smiles.
Reference [127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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