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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ligoupup

Basic Info

Feature Name Ligoupup
Clean Name Ligoupup
Feature ID 14720
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.50 °
Southmost Latitude -14.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 46.20 °
Westmost Longitude 46.20 °
Diameter 78.80 km
Center Latitude -14.50 °
Center Longitude 46.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 17, 2010
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Micronesia
Origin Micronesian (Truk/Chuuk Island, Caroline Islands) earth goddess, created the world together with her husband Anulap, a god of magic and knowledge.
Reference [146] - The Healing Gods of Ancient Civilizations, by Walter Addison Jayne, M.D.: University Books, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Jun 17, 2010 1:13 PM

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