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Longitude

Longitudes on Venus are measured eastward from its prime meridian. The original prime meridian passed through the radar-bright spot at the center of the oval feature Eve, located south of Alpha Regio.[1] After the Venera missions were completed, the prime meridian was redefined to pass through the central peak in the crater Ariadne.[2][3]

  1. Davies, M.E.; et al. (1994), "Report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites", Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 63 (2): 127, Bibcode:1996CeMDA..63..127D, doi:10.1007/BF00693410
  2. "USGS Astrogeology: Rotation and pole position for the Sun and planets (IAU WGCCRE)". Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  3. "The Magellan Venus Explorer's Guide". Retrieved 22 October 2009.

See also

Venus has many craters and the surface temperature is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and is unable to be inhabitable

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