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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Roc Saxum
Clean Name Roc Saxum
Feature ID 15881
Target Bennu
Feature Type Saxum, saxa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -16.61 °
Southmost Latitude -30.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 36.23 °
Westmost Longitude 14.49 °
Diameter 0.10 km
Center Latitude -23.46 °
Center Longitude 25.36 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 31, 2020
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Persian
Origin Enormous bird of prey in Arabic mythology of the Middle East.
Reference [554] - Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa, "Il Milione" chapter 186, c. 1298; ed. Antonio Lanza, 1982.
Updated Mar 12, 2020 12:35 PM

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