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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Pachacamac

Basic Info

Feature Name Pachacamac
Clean Name Pachacamac
Feature ID 14683
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -23.40 °
Southmost Latitude -23.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 83.70 °
Westmost Longitude 83.70 °
Diameter 46.80 km
Center Latitude -23.40 °
Center Longitude 83.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 23, 2010
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Inca
Origin Inca supreme god, "Earth maker."
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Apr 23, 2010 9:02 AM

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