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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Avaiki Chasmata

Basic Info

Feature Name Avaiki Chasmata
Clean Name Avaiki Chasmata
Feature ID 14757
Target Rhea
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 47.00 °
Southmost Latitude 3.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 278.00 °
Westmost Longitude 280.00 °
Diameter 580.00 km
Center Latitude 25.00 °
Center Longitude 279.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 06, 2010
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Polynesia
Origin Underworld in mythology of Cook Islands (Polynesia), home for mother of Vatea, the ancestor of gods and humans.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Aug 06, 2010 8:40 AM

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