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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Neegyauks Tholus
Clean Name Neegyauks Tholus
Feature ID 4188
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -68.60 °
Southmost Latitude -68.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 200.00 °
Westmost Longitude 200.00 °
Diameter 30.00 km
Center Latitude -68.60 °
Center Longitude 200.00 °
Quad v59 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Tlingit (SE Alaska) volcano woman and frog princess.
Reference [26] - North American Indian Mythology, by Cottie Burland: Paul Hamlyn Pub. Group Ltd., London, 1968.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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