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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Terra, terrae: Ishtar Terra on Venus

Ishtar Terra

Feature Name	Ishtar Terra
Clean Name	Ishtar Terra
Feature ID	2733
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Terra, terrae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	70.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	70.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	54.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.40 °
Diameter	5610.00 km
Center Latitude	70.40 °
Center Longitude	27.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((0.4 70.3, 54.5 70.3, 54.5 70.40000000000001, 0.4 70.40000000000001, 0.4 70.3)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Babylon
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	1979
Origin	Babylonian goddess of love.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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