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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zana Tholus
Clean Name Zana Tholus
Feature ID 16205
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -44.49 °
Southmost Latitude -44.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 212.40 °
Westmost Longitude 212.08 °
Diameter 26.00 km
Center Latitude -44.63 °
Center Longitude 212.24 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 05, 2023
Continent Europe
Culture Albania
Origin Albanian female deity of mountains, streams, springs, forests, similar to Roman Diana.
Reference [725] - Songs of the Frontier Warriors: Albanian Epic Verse in a Bilingual English-Albanian Edition, by Robert Elsie and Janice Mathie-Heck, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Wauconda, Illinois, USA, 2004.
Updated May 05, 2023 8:49 PM

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