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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Istustaya Tesserae on Venus

Istustaya Tesserae

Feature Name	Istustaya Tesserae
Clean Name	Istustaya Tesserae
Feature ID	15864
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-6.75 °
Southernmost Latitude	-10.76 °
Easternmost Longitude	44.63 °
Westernmost Longitude	39.82 °
Diameter	505.00 km
Center Latitude	-8.76 °
Center Longitude	42.23 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Hittite
Quad	v33 [pdf]
Reference	[546] - Historical Dictionary of the Hittites. 2nd Edition. By Charles Burney. Rowman & Littlefield. 2018. P. 118.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 06, 2019
Origin	Hattian/Hittite goddess of destiny, who spins the threads of fate.
Last Updated	Nov 06, 2019 3:10 PM

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