Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Lama Tholus on Venus

Lama Tholus

Feature Name	Lama Tholus
Clean Name	Lama Tholus
Feature ID	3248
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	8.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	7.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	266.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	265.50 °
Diameter	110.00 km
Center Latitude	7.80 °
Center Longitude	266.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((265.5 7.3, 266.5 7.3, 266.5 8.300000000000001, 265.5 8.300000000000001, 265.5 7.3)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
Quad	v28 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Sumerian protective goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Lama Tholus

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