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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Meskhent Tessera on Venus

Meskhent Tessera

Feature Name	Meskhent Tessera
Clean Name	Meskhent Tessera
Feature ID	3867
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	66.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	64.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	113.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	91.10 °
Diameter	1056.00 km
Center Latitude	65.80 °
Center Longitude	103.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((91.09999999999999 64.3, 113.2 64.3, 113.2 66.2, 91.09999999999999 66.2, 91.09999999999999 64.3)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Egypt
Quad	v03 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Egyptian goddess of fortune.
Last Updated	Dec 19, 2016 11:14 AM
Additional Information	Although the approved spelling of the name is Meskhent Tessera, the feature has been referred to in some literature as Meshkenet Tessera.

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