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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Minokawa
Clean Name Minokawa
Feature ID 15971
Target Bennu
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 9.81 °
Southmost Latitude -27.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 289.66 °
Westmost Longitude 248.54 °
Diameter 0.18 km
Center Latitude -8.79 °
Center Longitude 269.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 18, 2020
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Philippines
Origin Massive bird that resides beyond the eastern horizon since before time began and causes lunar eclipses in myths of Bagobo (Lumad group at Mindanao Island, S. Philippines).
Reference [608] - Bagobo Myths, by Laura Watson Benedict . The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 26, No. 99 (Jan. - Mar., 1913), pp. 13-63 (51 pages). Published by American Folklore Society. DOI 10.2307/534786 (P. 19, chapter 9. Story of the Eclipse).
Updated Feb 11, 2021 9:14 PM

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