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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Clotho Tessera on Venus

Clotho Tessera

Feature Name	Clotho Tessera
Clean Name	Clotho Tessera
Feature ID	1250
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	56.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	56.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	337.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	332.60 °
Diameter	289.00 km
Center Latitude	56.40 °
Center Longitude	334.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((332.6 56.2, 337.2 56.2, 337.2 56.5, 332.6 56.5, 332.6 56.2)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v07 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Greek; one of three Fates.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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