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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Atropos Tessera on Venus

Atropos Tessera

Feature Name	Atropos Tessera
Clean Name	Atropos Tessera
Feature ID	461
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	72.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	71.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	310.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	297.20 °
Diameter	469.00 km
Center Latitude	71.50 °
Center Longitude	304.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((297.2 71.09999999999999, 310.9 71.09999999999999, 310.9 72, 297.2 72, 297.2 71.09999999999999)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v07 [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	Greek; one of three Fates.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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