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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Astkhik Planum
Clean Name Astkhik Planum
Feature ID 439
Target Venus
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -45.00 °
Southmost Latitude -45.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.00 °
Westmost Longitude 20.00 °
Diameter 2000.00 km
Center Latitude -45.00 °
Center Longitude 20.00 °
Quad v44 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Armenian
Origin Armenian goddess of love.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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