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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
15797	Horai Fossa	Horai Fossa	Ryugu	0.33	32.10	296.60	-15.00	-55.80	300.40	287.30	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Fossa, fossae	FO	-	Approved	Dec 19, 2018	[494]	Mythical Mount Horai (Penglai in Chinese), paradise of the immortals; in some versions of the Japanese fairy tale about fisherman Urashima is located in the sea on the shell of tortoise that princess Otohime has turned into.	None	Apr 08, 2019
15796	Tokoyo Fossa	Tokoyo Fossa	Ryugu	0.56	-50.50	166.20	-18.50	-76.10	250.20	149.60	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Fossa, fossae	FO	-	Approved	Dec 19, 2018	[493]	Immortal world of Japanese mythology, eternal, timeless land across the sea or undersea kingdom, where the princess Otohime lives in the fairy tale about the fisherman Urashima.	None	Apr 08, 2019

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