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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Catafo Saxum

Basic Info

Feature Name Catafo Saxum
Clean Name Catafo Saxum
Feature ID 15798
Target Ryugu
Feature Type Saxum, saxa

Location


Ryugu
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -3.00 °
Southmost Latitude -8.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 1.90 °
Westmost Longitude 358.00 °
Diameter 0.05 km
Center Latitude -5.50 °
Center Longitude 0.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 19, 2018
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Smart boy, who marked a trail in the woods with corn meal to know the way back, from Cajun (Southern USA) fairy tale.
Reference [495] - Cajun Folktales, by J. J. Reneaux. August House Publishers, Inc. Little Rock. 1992.
Updated Apr 08, 2019 12:44 PM
Additional Information Defines zero degrees longitude on Ryugu.

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