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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hinemoa Planitia
Clean Name Hinemoa Planitia
Feature ID 2512
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 5.00 °
Southmost Latitude 5.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 265.00 °
Westmost Longitude 265.00 °
Diameter 3700.00 km
Center Latitude 5.00 °
Center Longitude 265.00 °
Quad v28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity New Zealand
Origin Māori tale heroine; swam across Rotorua Lake to her friend.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Dec 01, 2010 9:38 AM

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