Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Tursa Tholus on Venus

Tursa Tholus

Feature Name Tursa Tholus
Clean Name Tursa Tholus
Feature ID 6147
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -35.40 °
Southernmost Latitude -35.40 °
Easternmost Longitude 205.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 205.20 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude -35.40 °
Center Longitude 205.20 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Italy
Quad v50 [pdf]
Reference [111] - The Book of Goddesses and Heroines, by P. Monaghan: Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, Minn., 1990.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Origin Italian goddess of terror.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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