Kawelu Planitia (Venus)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Planitia, planitiae
- IAU definition
Low plain
- Diameter
- 3,910 km, 65 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 32.8° N, 246.5° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1985
- Origin of the name
Hawaiian mythological heroine, died and brought back to life.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Kawelu Planitia.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arecibo Observatory and National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Radio Telescope / Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope | 15 | June 17, 1988 | May 30, 2020 |
| Magellan · Radar System | 873 | March 6, 1991 | April 7, 1991 |
| ESA's Venus Express · Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer | 826 | May 14, 2006 | May 13, 2014 |
| MESSENGER at Venus · MERCURY ATMOSPHERIC AND SURFACE COMPOSITION SPECTROMETER | 6 | April 15, 2007 | April 15, 2007 |
| MESSENGER at Venus · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Wide Angle Camera | 338 | June 5, 2007 | June 5, 2007 |
| MESSENGER at Venus · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Narrow Angle Camera | 69 | June 5, 2007 | June 5, 2007 |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2968
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms