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| Feature Name | Meskhent Tessera |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Meskhent Tessera |
| Feature ID | 3867 |
| Target | Venus |
| Feature Type | Tessera, tesserae |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 66.20 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 64.30 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 113.20 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 91.10 ° |
| Diameter | 1056.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 65.80 ° |
| Center Longitude | 103.10 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | v03 [pdf] |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | 1985 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Ethnicity | Egypt |
| Origin | Egyptian goddess of fortune. |
| Reference | [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976. |
| Updated | Dec 19, 2016 11:14 AM |
| Additional Information | Although the approved spelling of the name is Meskhent Tessera, the feature has been referred to in some literature as Meshkenet Tessera. |
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