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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Semele Tholi
Clean Name Semele Tholi
Feature ID 5422
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 64.30 °
Southmost Latitude 64.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 204.80 °
Westmost Longitude 200.90 °
Diameter 194.00 km
Center Latitude 64.30 °
Center Longitude 202.90 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Culture Phoenician
Origin Frygian (Phoenician) Earth goddess.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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