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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Asherat Colles
Clean Name Asherat Colles
Feature ID 423
Target Venus
Feature Type Collis, colles

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 13.50 °
Southmost Latitude 10.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 165.50 °
Westmost Longitude 159.00 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude 12.00 °
Center Longitude 162.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Asia
Culture Phoenician
Origin Phoenician goddess known as "Asherat-of-the-Sea."
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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