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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Aetos Saxum
Clean Name Aetos Saxum
Feature ID 15888
Target Bennu
Feature Type Saxum, saxa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 4.40 °
Southmost Latitude 2.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 151.02 °
Westmost Longitude 149.69 °
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude 3.46 °
Center Longitude 150.36 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 31, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek, childhood playmate of the supreme god Zeus who was turned into an eagle by Hera.
Reference [560] - The Gods of the Greeks, by Kerényi, C., Thames and Hudson Publishing: London, 1951.
Updated Mar 12, 2020 12:46 PM

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