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Planetary Names: Collis, colles: Asherat Colles on Venus

Asherat Colles

Feature Name	Asherat Colles
Clean Name	Asherat Colles
Feature ID	423
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Collis, colles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	13.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	165.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	159.00 °
Diameter	500.00 km
Center Latitude	12.00 °
Center Longitude	162.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((159 10, 165.5 10, 165.5 13.5, 159 13.5, 159 10)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Phoenician
Quad	v25 [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	2003
Origin	Phoenician goddess known as "Asherat-of-the-Sea."
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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