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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kutue Tessera
Clean Name Kutue Tessera
Feature ID 3172
Target Venus
Feature Type Tessera, tesserae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 42.50 °
Southmost Latitude 36.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 109.20 °
Westmost Longitude 108.40 °
Diameter 653.00 km
Center Latitude 39.50 °
Center Longitude 108.80 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Culture Siberia
Origin Ulchian (Siberia) folklore toad that brings happiness.
Reference [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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