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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
16158	Atabaque Saxum	Atabaque Saxum	Dimorphos	0.01	-10.60	263.20	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	South and Central America	Brazil	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 25, 2023	[704]	Afro-Brazilian one-headed barrel-shaped drum.		Jan 25, 2023
16159	Bodhran Saxum	Bodhran Saxum	Dimorphos	0.01	-7.00	264.50	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Ireland	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 25, 2023	[705]	An Irish frame drum with a single membrane.		Jan 25, 2023
16160	Caccavella Saxum	Caccavella Saxum	Dimorphos	0.00	-8.20	262.10	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Italy	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 25, 2023	[704]	Italian friction drum.		Jan 26, 2023
16161	Dhol Saxum	Dhol Saxum	Dimorphos	0.01	6.00	193.00	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	India	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 25, 2023	[704]	Indian double-headed string-tensioned conical drum.		Jan 26, 2023
16162	Pūniu Saxum	Puniu Saxum	Dimorphos	0.00	-2.60	239.80	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Oceania	Hawaii	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 25, 2023	[706]	Hawaiian small drum with a coconut body and a single sharkskin or fishskin head laced to the bottom.	Pūniu Saxum defines 239.8 +/- 0.2E, 2.6+/-0.1S as the prime meridian anchor feature with 0 longitude pointing to Didymos.	Jun 04, 2024

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