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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Otafuku Tholi
Clean Name Otafuku Tholi
Feature ID 4518
Target Venus
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.70 °
Southmost Latitude 28.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 46.30 °
Westmost Longitude 46.30 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude 28.70 °
Center Longitude 46.30 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Japanese goddess of joyfulness.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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