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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Semele Tholi on Venus

Semele Tholi

Feature Name	Semele Tholi
Clean Name	Semele Tholi
Feature ID	5422
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	64.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	64.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	204.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	200.90 °
Diameter	194.00 km
Center Latitude	64.30 °
Center Longitude	202.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((200.9 64.2, 204.8 64.2, 204.8 64.3, 200.9 64.3, 200.9 64.2)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Phoenician
Quad	v05 [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	Frygian (Phoenician) Earth goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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