Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Ale Tholus on Venus

Ale Tholus

Feature Name	Ale Tholus
Clean Name	Ale Tholus
Feature ID	173
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	68.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	67.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	247.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	246.20 °
Diameter	87.00 km
Center Latitude	68.20 °
Center Longitude	247.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((246.2 67.59999999999999, 247.8 67.59999999999999, 247.8 68.90000000000001, 246.2 68.90000000000001, 246.2 67.59999999999999)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Nigeria
Quad	v06 [pdf]
Reference	[64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Igbo (Nigeria) goddess who created Earth and vegetation.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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