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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Iaso Tholus on Venus

Iaso Tholus

Feature Name	Iaso Tholus
Clean Name	Iaso Tholus
Feature ID	2631
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	5.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	5.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	255.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	255.20 °
Diameter	30.00 km
Center Latitude	5.20 °
Center Longitude	255.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((255.2 5.1, 255.4 5.1, 255.4 5.3, 255.2 5.3, 255.2 5.1)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v28 [pdf]
Reference	[127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Greek goddess of health, medicine, and recovery.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Iaso Tholus

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