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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Meni Tessera on Venus
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Meni Tessera
Feature Name
Meni Tessera
Clean Name
Meni Tessera
Feature ID
3841
Target
Venus
Feature Type
Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System
Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
48.40 °
Southernmost Latitude
47.90 °
Easternmost Longitude
80.30 °
Westernmost Longitude
75.60 °
Diameter
454.00
km
Center Latitude
48.10 °
Center Longitude
77.90 °
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Meni Tessera.kml
Continent
Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Semitic
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Reference
[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
1985
Origin
Semitic goddess of fate.
Last Updated
Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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