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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
15976	Alicanto	Alicanto	Bennu	0.06	-0.08	111.93	6.97	-7.05	119.03	104.97	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	South and Central America	Chile	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[557]	Chilean mythological nocturnal bird whose wings shine at night with metallic colors so bright that cast no shadow. It lives in small caves and eats metal ores, weight of which gives no possibility to fly.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15974	Bralgah	Bralgah	Bennu	0.07	-44.36	324.99	-36.45	-52.31	335.53	313.78	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Oceania	Australia	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[611]	In myths of Aboriginal Australian people of the Murray River basin, a crane, who tossed an egg from the nest of emu Dinewan into the sky where it became the sun.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15975	Dinewan	Dinewan	Bennu	0.01	-41.40	323.70	-40.44	-42.38	325.20	322.16	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Oceania	Australia	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[611]	Emu whose egg created the sun in the myths of Aboriginal Australian people of the Murray River basin.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15977	Hokioi	Hokioi	Bennu	0.03	55.07	41.78	58.20	51.70	46.95	36.47	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Oceania	New Zealand	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[612]	Maori (New Zealand) mythical bird with enormously long divided tail, which lives in heavens and never visits earth.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15972	Huhuk	Huhuk	Bennu	0.07	-1.12	152.30	7.32	-9.82	160.12	143.99	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	Pawnee	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[609]	Pawnee (Central USA) Thunderbird, a huge long-necked bird with a forked, jagged tail. The beating of his wings causes thunder.	None	Feb 11, 2021
15981	Lilitu	Lilitu	Bennu	0.03	-26.13	115.36	-23.05	-29.44	118.67	111.77	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Mesopotamian	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[616]	Mesopotamian/Sumerian nocturnal wind demon depicted as woman with wings and birds' feet with talons.		Jul 23, 2024
15971	Minokawa	Minokawa	Bennu	0.18	-8.79	269.10	9.81	-27.39	289.66	248.54	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Philippines	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[608]	Massive bird that resides beyond the eastern horizon since before time began and causes lunar eclipses in myths of Bagobo (Lumad group at Mindanao Island, S. Philippines).	None	Feb 11, 2021
15973	Ohnivak	Ohnivak	Bennu	0.04	-4.23	125.67	0.26	-8.66	130.38	120.97	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Czech Republic	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[610]	In Czech and Slovak folklore, glowing or burning bird (firebird) with colorful red, gold and orange feathers.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15982	Pegasus	Pegasus	Bennu	0.01	23.53	329.83	24.97	22.17	331.58	328.10	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[557]	Winged horse in Greek mythology.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15980	Sampati	Sampati	Bennu	0.01	-19.02	97.34	-17.96	-20.13	98.64	95.98	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Hindu	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[615]	In Hindu mythology, a giant bird, vulture, whose wings had been burnt by the blaze of the Sun when he had flown too close to it in racing with his brother.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15978	Wuchowsen	Wuchowsen	Bennu	0.02	11.78	88.13	14.00	9.63	90.42	85.72	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	Algonquin	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[613]	Abenaki (Algonquians of NE USA) giant bird, named Windblower, who sits upon a rock at the edge of the sky far in the north and produces winds by his wings.	None	Feb 12, 2021
15979	Wututu	Wututu	Bennu	0.01	-17.03	84.34	-15.51	-18.51	85.84	82.85	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Africa	Benin	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 18, 2020	[614]	Fon (Benin/Dahomey) mythical bird which reconciled the two gods in their dispute and thus ended a great drought.	None	Feb 12, 2021

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