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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Virtus Linea
Clean Name Virtus Linea
Feature ID 6407
Target Venus
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 12.00 °
Southmost Latitude 12.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.00 °
Westmost Longitude 21.00 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude 12.00 °
Center Longitude 21.00 °
Quad v20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Roman war goddess.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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