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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Anansi

Basic Info

Feature Name Anansi
Clean Name Anansi
Feature ID 14705
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -63.00 °
Southmost Latitude -63.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 213.60 °
Westmost Longitude 213.60 °
Diameter 49.00 km
Center Latitude -63.00 °
Center Longitude 213.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 17, 2010
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Ghana
Origin Spider in Ashanti (Ghana) mythology, who created the sun, moon, stars, and mankind.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Jul 23, 2024 8:57 PM

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