Astronomy:Al-Uzza Undae
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Short description: Dune field on Venus
| Feature type | Dune field |
|---|---|
| Location | Venus |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 67°42′N 90°30′E / 67.70°N 90.50°E[1] |
| Diameter | 150 km (93 mi) |
| Discoverer | Magellan, early 1990s |
| Naming | 1994 |
| Eponym | Ussa, an Arabian goddess |
Al-Uzza Undae is one of the two major dune fields on Venus. The dune field was named after the Ussa, an Arabian goddess of the desert.[2] The name "Al-Uzza Undae" was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1994.[1] It was discovered by the NASA spacecraft Magellan, in the early 1990s.[3]
Geology and characteristics
Its coordinates are [ ⚑ ] 67°42′N 90°30′E / 67.70°N 90.50°E, and it is 150 kilometres (93 mi) in diameter.[1] As of 2014[update], it was thought to have recent activity.[4][5]
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Al-Uzza Undae". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 67.70°, Center Longitude: 90.50°; Planetographic, +East)
- ↑ Monaghan, P. (1990). The Book of Goddesses and Heroines. St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn Publications.
- ↑ "Planetary Dunes Tell of Otherworldly Winds" (in en-US). 2021-12-22. https://eos.org/science-updates/planetary-dunes-tell-of-otherworldly-winds.
- ↑ "Fourth International Planetary Dunes Workshop". https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/dunes2015/.
- ↑ Lorenz, Ralph D.; Zimbelman, James R. (2014), Lorenz, Ralph D.; Zimbelman, James R., eds., "Venus Dunes" (in en), Dune Worlds: How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes (Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer): pp. 169–176, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-89725-5_14, ISBN 978-3-540-89725-5, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89725-5_14, retrieved 2025-12-11
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