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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ale Tholus
Clean Name Ale Tholus
Feature ID 173
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 68.90 °
Southmost Latitude 67.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 247.80 °
Westmost Longitude 246.20 °
Diameter 87.00 km
Center Latitude 68.20 °
Center Longitude 247.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Africa
Culture Nigeria
Origin Igbo (Nigeria) goddess who created Earth and vegetation.
Reference [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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