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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Bast Tholus on Venus

Bast Tholus

Feature Name	Bast Tholus
Clean Name	Bast Tholus
Feature ID	632
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	57.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	57.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	130.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	129.60 °
Diameter	83.00 km
Center Latitude	57.80 °
Center Longitude	130.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((129.5999908447266 57.79999923706055, 129.5999908447266 57.80000305175781, 130.9000091552734 57.80000305175781, 130.9000091552734 57.79999923706055, 129.5999908447266 57.79999923706055)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Egypt
Quad	v04 [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	Egyptian goddess of joy.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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