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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name La Fayette
Clean Name La Fayette
Feature ID 3187
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 70.20 °
Southmost Latitude 70.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 107.50 °
Westmost Longitude 107.50 °
Diameter 39.60 km
Center Latitude 70.20 °
Center Longitude 107.60 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Marie; French novelist (1634-1693).
Reference [46] - List of famous women provided by the National Organization for Women.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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