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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Alcyone Tholus on Venus

Alcyone Tholus

Feature Name	Alcyone Tholus
Clean Name	Alcyone Tholus
Feature ID	169
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-1.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	-2.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	256.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	256.00 °
Diameter	70.00 km
Center Latitude	-2.10 °
Center Longitude	256.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((256 -2.5, 256.8 -2.5, 256.8 -1.8, 256 -1.8, 256 -2.5)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v40 [pdf]
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Greek goddess who is the personification of a rain cloud.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Alcyone Tholus

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