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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mentha Tholus
Clean Name Mentha Tholus
Feature ID 3843
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 43.00 °
Southmost Latitude 43.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 237.30 °
Westmost Longitude 237.30 °
Diameter 79.00 km
Center Latitude 43.00 °
Center Longitude 237.30 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Roman goddess, personification of the human mind. Name changed from Mentha Mons.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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