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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lilitu
Clean Name Lilitu
Feature ID 15981
Target Bennu
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -23.05 °
Southmost Latitude -29.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.67 °
Westmost Longitude 111.77 °
Diameter 0.03 km
Center Latitude -26.13 °
Center Longitude 115.36 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 18, 2020
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Mesopotamian
Origin Mesopotamian/Sumerian nocturnal wind demon depicted as woman with wings and birds' feet with talons.
Reference [616] - Sebitti: Mesopotamian Magick & Demonology, by Michael W. Ford: Succubus Production, 2016. P. 228.
Updated Jul 23, 2024 8:40 PM

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