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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ocypete Saxum
Clean Name Ocypete Saxum
Feature ID 15885
Target Bennu
Feature Type Saxum, saxa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 25.52 °
Southmost Latitude 24.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 328.99 °
Westmost Longitude 327.50 °
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude 25.09 °
Center Longitude 328.25 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 31, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek, one of the three named harpies, half-maiden and half-bird personification of storm winds, that would snatch and carry things away from Earth.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Mar 12, 2020 12:44 PM

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