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| Feature Name | Horai Fossa |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Horai Fossa |
| Feature ID | 15797 |
| Target | Ryugu |
| Feature Type | Fossa, fossae |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | -15.00 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -55.80 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 300.40 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 287.30 ° |
| Diameter | 0.33 km |
| Center Latitude | 32.10 ° |
| Center Longitude | 296.60 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Ethnicity | Japan |
| Origin | Mythical Mount Horai (Penglai in Chinese), paradise of the immortals; in some versions of the Japanese fairy tale about fisherman Urashima is located in the sea on the shell of tortoise that princess Otohime has turned into. |
| Reference | [494] - The Tale of Urashima Taro, in: Storytelling in Japanese Art, by Masako Watanabe. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Yale University Press, 2011. |
| Updated | Apr 08, 2019 12:43 PM |
