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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Wohpe Tholus
Clean Name Wohpe Tholus
Feature ID 6980
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 41.60 °
Southmost Latitude 41.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 288.30 °
Westmost Longitude 287.90 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude 41.40 °
Center Longitude 288.10 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture Lakota
Origin Lakota goddess of order, beauty, and happiness.
Reference [127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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