Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Feature Information
Venus: Turi Tholus
See Tholus, tholi
in the descriptor terms page for additional information.
Direction of Increasing Longitude: east
Longitude Range: 0.0° to 360.0°
Feature Name |
Turi Tholus
|
Latitude |
-66.9°
|
Longitude |
222.3°
|
Diameter |
15 KM |
Continent |
Oceania |
Ethnicity |
Polynesia |
Map
|
|
Quadrangle |
V-59 |
Approval Status |
5: Adopted by IAU |
Approval Date |
2000 |
Reference |
Zhenshchina v mifakh i legendakh (Woman in mythes and legends); Encyclopedic Dictionary, Komus Publishing, Tashkent, 1992 (in Russian). |
Origin |
Polynesian goddess, created islands' relief. |
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