Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Nuahine Tessera on Venus

Nuahine Tessera

Feature Name Nuahine Tessera
Clean Name Nuahine Tessera
Feature ID 4351
Target Venus
Feature Type Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -9.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -9.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 157.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 157.00 °
Diameter 1000.00 km
Center Latitude -9.00 °
Center Longitude 157.00 °
Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Polynesia
Quad v37 [pdf]
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Origin Rapanui (Easter Isl.) fate goddess.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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