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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Nipa Tholus on Venus

Nipa Tholus

Feature Name	Nipa Tholus
Clean Name	Nipa Tholus
Feature ID	4304
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	8.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	8.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	256.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	255.20 °
Diameter	140.00 km
Center Latitude	8.40 °
Center Longitude	255.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((255.2 8.1, 256.2 8.1, 256.2 8.699999999999999, 255.2 8.699999999999999, 255.2 8.1)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Algonquin
Quad	v28 [pdf]
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Algonquin moon goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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