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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Wenu

Basic Info

Feature Name Wenu
Clean Name Wenu
Feature ID 16175
Target Arrokoth
Feature Type Lobus, lobi

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 21.60 km
Center Latitude 0.00 °
Center Longitude 0.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2022
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Mapuche
Origin Word for "sky" in the Mapuche language.
Reference -
Updated Jun 21, 2023 5:26 PM

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