Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Ashtart Tholus on Venus

Ashtart Tholus

Feature Name	Ashtart Tholus
Clean Name	Ashtart Tholus
Feature ID	425
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	49.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	48.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	247.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	246.70 °
Diameter	138.00 km
Center Latitude	48.70 °
Center Longitude	247.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((246.7 48, 247.2 48, 247.2 49.3, 246.7 49.3, 246.7 48)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Phoenician
Quad	v16 [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	Phoenician goddess of love, fertility and war; personification of planet Venus.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Ashtart Tholus

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