Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Linea, lineae: Tezan Lineae on Venus

Tezan Lineae

Feature Name	Tezan Lineae
Clean Name	Tezan Lineae
Feature ID	14800
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Linea, lineae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	84.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	76.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	59.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	16.40 °
Diameter	1079.00 km
Center Latitude	81.40 °
Center Longitude	47.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((59.5 84.2, 16.4 84.2, 16.4 76.90000000000001, 59.5 76.90000000000001, 59.5 84.2)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Italy
Quad	v01 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Etruscan dawn goddess.
Last Updated	Feb 09, 2011 8:16 AM
Additional Information	Name changed from Tezan Dorsa February 9, 2011.

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Tezan Lineae

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