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| Feature Name | Alicanto |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Alicanto |
| Feature ID | 15976 |
| Target | Bennu |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 6.97 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -7.05 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 119.03 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 104.97 ° |
| Diameter | 0.06 km |
| Center Latitude | -0.08 ° |
| Center Longitude | 111.93 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Continent | South and Central America |
| Ethnicity | Chile |
| Origin | Chilean mythological nocturnal bird whose wings shine at night with metallic colors so bright that cast no shadow. It lives in small caves and eats metal ores, weight of which gives no possibility to fly. |
| Reference | [557] - Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore, by Theresa Bane: McFarland and Company, Inc., Jefferson, 2016. |
| Updated | Feb 12, 2021 4:57 PM |
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