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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Fortuna Tessera on Venus

Fortuna Tessera

Feature Name	Fortuna Tessera
Clean Name	Fortuna Tessera
Feature ID	1997
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	70.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	65.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	82.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	14.70 °
Diameter	2801.00 km
Center Latitude	69.90 °
Center Longitude	45.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((14.7 65, 82.09999999999999 65, 82.09999999999999 70.3, 14.7 70.3, 14.7 65)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	v02 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Roman goddess of chance.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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