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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Kutue Tessera on Venus

Kutue Tessera

Feature Name	Kutue Tessera
Clean Name	Kutue Tessera
Feature ID	3172
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	42.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	109.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	108.40 °
Diameter	653.00 km
Center Latitude	39.50 °
Center Longitude	108.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((108.4 36.4, 109.2 36.4, 109.2 42.5, 108.4 42.5, 108.4 36.4)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Siberia
Quad	v11 [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	Ulchian (Siberia) folklore toad that brings happiness.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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