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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Llorona Planitia
Clean Name Llorona Planitia
Feature ID 3434
Target Venus
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 32.00 °
Southmost Latitude 10.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 160.00 °
Westmost Longitude 136.00 °
Diameter 2600.00 km
Center Latitude 18.00 °
Center Longitude 145.00 °
Quad v24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent North America
Ethnicity Mexico
Origin Mexican/Spanish folktale heroine.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 27, 2009 7:08 AM

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