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Planetary Names: Tessera, tesserae: Virilis Tesserae on Venus

Virilis Tesserae

Feature Name	Virilis Tesserae
Clean Name	Virilis Tesserae
Feature ID	6403
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tessera, tesserae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	59.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	52.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	240.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	238.90 °
Diameter	782.00 km
Center Latitude	56.10 °
Center Longitude	239.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((238.9 52.6, 240.1 52.6, 240.1 59.6, 238.9 59.6, 238.9 52.6)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
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	One of the names of Fortuna, Roman goddess of chance.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Virilis Tesserae

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