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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Naqqara

Basic Info

Feature Name Naqqara
Clean Name Naqqara
Feature ID 16263
Target Dimorphos
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude -26.90 °
Center Longitude 230.80 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 14, 2023
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Iraq
Origin Drum of the Near and Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Turkey), and India; pair of clay or metal kettle drums of various sizes played with curved beaters.
Reference [775] - Musical Terms Worldwide: A Companion for the Musical Explorer, by Jan Laurens Hartong, Semar Publishing, 2006.
Updated Nov 14, 2023 10:18 PM

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