Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tezan Lineae
Clean Name Tezan Lineae
Feature ID 14800
Target Venus
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 84.20 °
Southmost Latitude 76.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 59.50 °
Westmost Longitude 16.40 °
Diameter 1079.00 km
Center Latitude 81.40 °
Center Longitude 47.10 °
Quad v01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Etruscan dawn goddess.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Feb 09, 2011 8:16 AM
Additional Information Name changed from Tezan Dorsa February 9, 2011.

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.