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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Totoka Saxum

Basic Info

Feature Name Totoka Saxum
Clean Name Totoka Saxum
Feature ID 16358
Target Dinkinesh
Feature Type Saxum, saxa

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 0.0090 km
Center Latitude 2.30 °
Center Longitude 356.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 20, 2024
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Fiji
Origin Fijian word for “beautiful.”
Reference [835] - Fijian-English Dictionary: with notes on Fijian culture and natural history, by Ronald Gatty: Ronald Gatty (self-published), Suva, Fiji, 2009. ISBN 978-982-98047-1-6. PDF available online at Cornell University Library eCommons: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/954bb366-f57b-4167-a131-6c76a80d0a1f
Updated Jan 08, 2025 4:47 PM
Additional Information Totoka Saxum is the feature used to anchor the prime meridian.