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There are more than 2000 surface features modeled on [[Venus]] in [[Orbiter|Orbiter 2016]]. The following is a list of those features, types, and locations.
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There are a number of surface features modeled on Venus in Orbiter 2016.  
Although Venus is modeled as a sphere with no elevations, the features are marked on the surface, and also labeled if labels are turned on in the display menu.
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== Feature types ==
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*Chasma: Deep, elongated depression.
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*Colles: Small hill or knob.
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*Coronae: Oval feature.
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*Craters: Circular or elliptical feature, usually as a result of impact.
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*Dorsa: Ridge, or wrinkle ridge.
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*Farra: Pancake-like structure.
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*Fluctus: Terrain covered by lava.
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*Fossae: Long, narrow depression.
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*Labyrinthi: Complex of intersecting valleys or ridges.
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*Lineae: Dark or bright elongate marking.
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*Montes: Mountain.
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*Paterae: Irregular crater.
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*Plana: Plateau.
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*Planitiae: Low plain.
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*Regiones: Large area marked by distinctive color or reflectivity.
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*Rupes: Scarp, or cliff.
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*Terrae: Extensive land mass.
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*Tholi: Small mountain domelike.
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*Undae: Field of dunes.
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*Valles: Valleys.
  
  
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== List of surface features on Venus ==
 
== List of surface features on Venus ==
 
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{|class="wikitable" border="2" style="text-align: center"
!colspan="4"|'''Surface features on Venus'''
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|colspan="4"|'''Surface features on Venus'''
 
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!Name!!Type!!Longitude!!Latitude
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|'''Name'''||'''Longitude'''||'''Latitude'''
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="A">A</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="A">A</div>
 
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|Abe Mango||Dorsa||148°0'W||47°0'N
 
|Abe Mango||Dorsa||148°0'W||47°0'N
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|Ayrton||Patera||132°42'W||6°0'N
 
|Ayrton||Patera||132°42'W||6°0'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="B">B</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="B">B</div>
 
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|Ba'het||Corona||0°6'E||48°24'N
 
|Ba'het||Corona||0°6'E||48°24'N
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|Bunzi||Mons||5°6'W||45°48'N
 
|Bunzi||Mons||5°6'W||45°48'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="C">C</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="C">C</div>
 
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|Caccini||Crater||170°24'E||17°24'N
 
|Caccini||Crater||170°24'E||17°24'N
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|Cynthia||Crater||12°30'W||16°42'S
 
|Cynthia||Crater||12°30'W||16°42'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="D">D</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="D">D</div>
 
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|d'Este||Crater||121°6'W||34°18'S
 
|d'Este||Crater||121°6'W||34°18'S
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|Dzyzlan||Vallis||178°0'W||16°0'S
 
|Dzyzlan||Vallis||178°0'W||16°0'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="E">E</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="E">E</div>
 
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|Earhart||Corona||136°12'E||70°6'N
 
|Earhart||Corona||136°12'E||70°6'N
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|Ezraela||Crater||173°12'W||57°0'N
 
|Ezraela||Crater||173°12'W||57°0'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="F">F</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="F">F</div>
 
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|Faiga||Crater||170°54'E||4°54'N
 
|Faiga||Crater||170°54'E||4°54'N
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|Furki||Tholus||123°36'W||35°54'N
 
|Furki||Tholus||123°36'W||35°54'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="G">G</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="G">G</div>
 
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|Gabie||Rupes||109°54'E||67°30'N
 
|Gabie||Rupes||109°54'E||67°30'N
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|Gwynn||Crater||37°12'E||9°42'N
 
|Gwynn||Crater||37°12'E||9°42'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="H">H</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="H">H</div>
 
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|H'uraru||Corona||68°0'E||9°0'N
 
|H'uraru||Corona||68°0'E||9°0'N
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|Hyndla||Regio||65°30'W||22°30'N
 
|Hyndla||Regio||65°30'W||22°30'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="I">I</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="I">I</div>
 
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|Iang-Mdiye||Corona||86°0'E||47°0'S
 
|Iang-Mdiye||Corona||86°0'E||47°0'S
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|Izumi||Patera||166°24'W||50°0'N
 
|Izumi||Patera||166°24'W||50°0'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="J">J</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="J">J</div>
 
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|Jaantje||Crater||123°0'E||46°30'N
 
|Jaantje||Crater||123°0'E||46°30'N
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|Juturna||Fluctus||10°0'W||76°0'S
 
|Juturna||Fluctus||10°0'W||76°0'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="K">K</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="K">K</div>
 
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|Kaapaau||Fluctus||179°0'W||66°30'S
 
|Kaapaau||Fluctus||179°0'W||66°30'S
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|Kylli||Crater||67°0'E||41°6'N
 
|Kylli||Crater||67°0'E||41°6'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="L">L</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="L">L</div>
 
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|La Fayette ||Crater||107°36'E||70°12'N
 
|La Fayette ||Crater||107°36'E||70°12'N
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|Lyudmila||Crater||30°18'W||62°6'N
 
|Lyudmila||Crater||30°18'W||62°6'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="M">M</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="M">M</div>
 
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|Ma||Corona||57°0'E||22°30'S
 
|Ma||Corona||57°0'E||22°30'S
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|Mylitta||Fluctus||4°30'W||54°0'S
 
|Mylitta||Fluctus||4°30'W||54°0'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="N">N</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="N">N</div>
 
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|Naatse-elit||Dorsa||111°0'W||66°0'S
 
|Naatse-elit||Dorsa||111°0'W||66°0'S
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|Nzingha||Patera||154°18'W||68°42'N
 
|Nzingha||Patera||154°18'W||68°42'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="O">O</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="O">O</div>
 
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|O'Connor||Crater||143°54'E||26°0'S
 
|O'Connor||Crater||143°54'E||26°0'S
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|Ozza||Mons||159°0'W||4°30'N
 
|Ozza||Mons||159°0'W||4°30'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="P">P</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="P">P</div>
 
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|Pachamama||Corona||21°48'E||36°0'S
 
|Pachamama||Corona||21°48'E||36°0'S
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|Pychik||Crater||33°48'E||62°24'S
 
|Pychik||Crater||33°48'E||62°24'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="Q">Q</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="Q">Q</div>
 
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|Qakma||Corona||152°54'W||35°30'N
 
|Qakma||Corona||152°54'W||35°30'N
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|Quslu||Crater||166°48'E||6°12'N
 
|Quslu||Crater||166°48'E||6°12'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="R">R</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="R">R</div>
 
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|Rabie||Chasma||93°0'W||10°30'S
 
|Rabie||Chasma||93°0'W||10°30'S
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|Rzhanitsa||Corona||145°24'W||17°36'S
 
|Rzhanitsa||Corona||145°24'W||17°36'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="S">S</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="S">S</div>
 
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|Sabin||Crater||85°18'W||38°30'S
 
|Sabin||Crater||85°18'W||38°30'S
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|Syvne||Fluctus||72°0'E||36°0'S
 
|Syvne||Fluctus||72°0'E||36°0'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="T">T</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="T">T</div>
 
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|T'ien Hu ||Colles||15°6'E||30°42'N
 
|T'ien Hu ||Colles||15°6'E||30°42'N
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|Tyche||Tessera||14°30'E||44°0'S
 
|Tyche||Tessera||14°30'E||44°0'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="U">U</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="U">U</div>
 
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|Ua-ogrere||Mons||117°0'E||40°30'N
 
|Ua-ogrere||Mons||117°0'E||40°30'N
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|Uzume||Fluctus||139°42'W||28°36'N
 
|Uzume||Fluctus||139°42'W||28°36'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="V">V</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="V">V</div>
 
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|Văcărescu||Crater||160°12'W||63°0'S
 
|Văcărescu||Crater||160°12'W||63°0'S
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|Vut-Ami||Fluctus||67°0'E||38°0'S
 
|Vut-Ami||Fluctus||67°0'E||38°0'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="W">W</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="W">W</div>
 
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|Waka||Mons||152°18'W||26°18'N
 
|Waka||Mons||152°18'W||26°18'N
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|Wyrd||Mons||112°48'W||14°0'N
 
|Wyrd||Mons||112°48'W||14°0'N
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="X">X</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="X">X</div>
 
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|Xantippe||Crater||11°48'E||10°54'S
 
|Xantippe||Crater||11°48'E||10°54'S
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|Xulab||Vallis||174°0'W||57°30'S
 
|Xulab||Vallis||174°0'W||57°30'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="Y">Y</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="Y">Y</div>
 
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|Ya-Yerv||Corona||146°0'W||9°0'S
 
|Ya-Yerv||Corona||146°0'W||9°0'S
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|Yvonne||Crater||61°36'W||56°0'S
 
|Yvonne||Crater||61°36'W||56°0'S
 
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|colspan="2"|<div id="Z">Z</div>||colspan="2"|<div>[[#top|Back to top]][[File:WWC arrow up.png|link=#top]]</div>
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|colspan="4"|<div id="Z">Z</div>
 
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|Zakiya||Crater||125°54'W||66°30'S
 
|Zakiya||Crater||125°54'W||66°30'S
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|Zywie||Corona||68°48'W||38°36'S
 
|Zywie||Corona||68°48'W||38°36'S
 
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