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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lakshmi Planum
Clean Name Lakshmi Planum
Feature ID 3244
Target Venus
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 68.70 °
Southmost Latitude 68.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 358.30 °
Westmost Longitude 320.30 °
Diameter 2345.00 km
Center Latitude 68.60 °
Center Longitude 339.30 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin Indian goddess of love and war.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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