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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ishtar Terra
Clean Name Ishtar Terra
Feature ID 2733
Target Venus
Feature Type Terra, terrae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 70.40 °
Southmost Latitude 70.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 54.50 °
Westmost Longitude 0.40 °
Diameter 5610.00 km
Center Latitude 70.40 °
Center Longitude 27.50 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Culture Babylon
Origin Babylonian goddess of love.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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