Nuvakchin Dorsa (Venus)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Dorsum, dorsa
- IAU definition
Ridge
- Diameter
- 2,200 km, 36 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 53° S, 212° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1997
- Origin of the name
Hopi snow maiden ('kachina').
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Nuvakchin Dorsa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magellan · Radar System | 1,052 | February 4, 1991 | July 2, 1992 |
| ESA's Venus Express · Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer | 8,278 | May 15, 2006 | May 14, 2014 |
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/4367
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms