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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Varz Chasma
Clean Name Varz Chasma
Feature ID 6326
Target Venus
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 72.40 °
Southmost Latitude 70.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.80 °
Westmost Longitude 23.50 °
Diameter 346.00 km
Center Latitude 71.30 °
Center Longitude 27.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Caucasus
Origin Lezghin (Caucasus) moon goddess.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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