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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kwannon Tholus
Clean Name Kwannon Tholus
Feature ID 3175
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -26.30 °
Southmost Latitude -26.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 296.80 °
Westmost Longitude 296.80 °
Diameter 135.00 km
Center Latitude -26.30 °
Center Longitude 296.80 °
Quad v53 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Japanese Buddhist goddess of mercy.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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