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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mahuea Tholus
Clean Name Mahuea Tholus
Feature ID 3593
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -37.50 °
Southmost Latitude -37.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 164.70 °
Westmost Longitude 164.70 °
Diameter 110.00 km
Center Latitude -37.50 °
Center Longitude 164.70 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity New Zealand
Origin Māori fire goddess.
Reference [111] - The Book of Goddesses and Heroines, by P. Monaghan: Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, Minn., 1990.
Updated Dec 01, 2010 9:39 AM

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