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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Viriplaca Planum
Clean Name Viriplaca Planum
Feature ID 6404
Target Venus
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -16.00 °
Southmost Latitude -24.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.00 °
Westmost Longitude 106.00 °
Diameter 1200.00 km
Center Latitude -20.00 °
Center Longitude 112.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Romania (Rumania)
Origin Roman goddess of matrimonial love and happiness.
Reference [131] - Zhenshchina v mifakh i legendakh (Woman in mythes and legends): Encyclopedic Dictionary, Komus Publishing, Tashkent, 1992 (in Russian).
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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