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| Feature Name | Momotaro |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Momotaro |
| Feature ID | 15791 |
| Target | Ryugu |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | -5.00 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -25.80 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 60.90 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 40.20 ° |
| Diameter | 0.19 km |
| Center Latitude | -12.50 ° |
| Center Longitude | 51.90 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Ethnicity | Japan |
| Origin | ‘Peach Boy’ in Japanese fairy tale, who came to Earth inside a giant peach and once undertook a journey to fight horned ogres in a distant island. |
| Reference | [492] - The Adventures of Little Peachling, in: Tales of Old Japan by A. B. Mitford, vol. I. London: Macmillan and Co., 1871. |
| Updated | Apr 08, 2019 12:39 PM |
