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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ruth
Clean Name Ruth
Feature ID 5238
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 43.30 °
Southmost Latitude 43.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 19.90 °
Westmost Longitude 19.90 °
Diameter 18.50 km
Center Latitude 43.30 °
Center Longitude 19.90 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Hebrew
Origin Hebrew 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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