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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Kuksu

Basic Info

Feature Name Kuksu
Clean Name Kuksu
Feature ID 14673
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 25.30 °
Southmost Latitude 25.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 288.70 °
Westmost Longitude 288.70 °
Diameter 34.60 km
Center Latitude 25.30 °
Center Longitude 288.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 23, 2010
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Pomo (N. California, USA) deity who created the world with his brother Madumda.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Apr 23, 2010 8:40 AM

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