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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rita
Clean Name Rita
Feature ID 5154
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 71.00 °
Southmost Latitude 71.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 334.80 °
Westmost Longitude 334.80 °
Diameter 8.30 km
Center Latitude 71.00 °
Center Longitude 334.80 °
Quad v07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Italian first name.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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