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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Kasyapa Cavus

Basic Info

Feature Name Kasyapa Cavus
Clean Name Kasyapa Cavus
Feature ID 2952
Target Triton
Feature Type Cavus, cavi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 7.50 °
Southmost Latitude 7.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 358.00 °
Westmost Longitude 358.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 7.50 °
Center Longitude 358.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin The god Prajapati as a tortoise (India).
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM