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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pegasus
Clean Name Pegasus
Feature ID 15982
Target Bennu
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 24.97 °
Southmost Latitude 22.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.58 °
Westmost Longitude 328.10 °
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude 23.53 °
Center Longitude 329.83 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 18, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Winged horse in Greek mythology.
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 7:06 PM

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