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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Azimua Tholi on Venus

Azimua Tholi

Feature Name	Azimua Tholi
Clean Name	Azimua Tholi
Feature ID	14175
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-33.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	-34.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	249.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	249.00 °
Diameter	40.00 km
Center Latitude	-34.05 °
Center Longitude	249.35 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((249 -33.9, 249.7 -33.9, 249.7 -34.2, 249 -34.2, 249 -33.9)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
Quad	v52 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Sumerian underworld goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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