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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Wu Hou
Clean Name Wu Hou
Feature ID 6585
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -25.50 °
Southmost Latitude -25.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 317.40 °
Westmost Longitude 317.40 °
Diameter 27.50 km
Center Latitude -25.50 °
Center Longitude 317.40 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Original name Wu Zhao, also called Wu Zetian, Chinese empress (c.624-705).
Reference [414] - World Monarchies and Dynasties, edited by John Middleton: Routledge, 2015.
Updated Feb 27, 2017 10:48 AM
Additional Information Origin changed from "Chinese empress (c. 624-705)." on 02/27/2017, to provide more complete information.

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