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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Jyestha Tesserae on Venus

Jyestha Tesserae

Feature Name	Jyestha Tesserae
Clean Name	Jyestha Tesserae
Feature ID	15863
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	66.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	63.24 °
Easternmost Longitude	357.59 °
Westernmost Longitude	329.22 °
Diameter	1252.00 km
Center Latitude	65.05 °
Center Longitude	343.41 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	India
Quad	v07 [pdf]
Reference	[127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 06, 2019
Origin	Indian goddess of inauspicious things; sister of Lakshmi.
Last Updated	Nov 06, 2019 3:08 PM

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