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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Wohpe Tholus on Venus

Wohpe Tholus

Feature Name	Wohpe Tholus
Clean Name	Wohpe Tholus
Feature ID	6980
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	41.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	41.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	288.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	287.90 °
Diameter	40.00 km
Center Latitude	41.40 °
Center Longitude	288.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((287.9 41.2, 288.3 41.2, 288.3 41.6, 287.9 41.6, 287.9 41.2)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Lakota
Quad	v17 [pdf]
Reference	[127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Lakota goddess of order, beauty, and happiness.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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