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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
15734	Argo Chasma	Argo Chasma	Charon	355.00	27.80	80.40	35.50	11.80	97.10	71.80	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Chasma, chasmata	CM	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[1]	Greek mythological ship sailed by Jason and his crew, the Argonauts, from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece, described in the "Argonautica" epic poem by Apollonius Rhodius (3rd cen. BC).	None	Apr 11, 2018
15735	Butler Mons	Butler Mons	Charon	90.60	-9.48	38.74	-5.43	-13.46	42.53	35.05	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Mons, montes	MO	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[467]	Octavia E., American author (1947-2006). Her "Xenogenesis" trilogy describes humankind’s departure from Earth and subsequent return.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15732	Caleuche Chasma	Caleuche Chasma	Charon	400.00	72.50	241.80	75.70	58.50	298.80	188.10	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	South and Central America	Chile	Chasma, chasmata	CM	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[464]	Chilote (southern Chile) legendary, sentient ghost ship, which could suddenly appear and then quickly disappears again, leaving no evidence of its presence.	None	Apr 12, 2018
15737	Clarke Montes	Clarke Montes	Charon	74.60	-5.12	7.05	-2.25	-6.88	11.19	4.43	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Great Britain	Mons, montes	MO	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[469]	Sir Arthur C., British author (1917-2008). Many of his novels depict space explorations, among which the most notable is "2001: A Space Odyssey", describing a voyage to Jupiter. This novel was adapted from the screenplay he co-wrote with Stanley Kubrick for the 1968 film.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15927	Cora	Cora	Charon	9.00	17.09	351.72	17.54	16.70	352.15	351.27	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Aug 05, 2020	[582]	Protagonist in the fiction novel The Underground Railroad, by US author Colson Whitehead (2016). She was a slave who undertook a long journey to freedom in the North through the network of routes and safe houses for fugitive southern slaves, depicted as an actual railroad.	None	Aug 10, 2020
15738	Dorothy	Dorothy	Charon	261.00	58.53	40.58	70.40	46.60	63.57	18.99	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[59]	American fictional character, protagonist of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and other children’s novels, small girl who visited the magical Land of Oz.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15736	Kubrick Mons	Kubrick Mons	Charon	40.00	3.60	30.80	5.20	2.10	32.30	28.90	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Mons, montes	MO	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[468]	Stanley, American-British film director and screenwriter (1928-1999). His film "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) after the screenplay co-wrote with Arthur Clarke tells the story of humanity’s evolution from tool-using hominids to space explorers and beyond.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15733	Mandjet Chasma	Mandjet Chasma	Charon	385.00	4.80	294.40	10.60	-4.50	311.60	276.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Africa	Egypt	Chasma, chasmata	CM	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[465]	Egyptian boat that carries the sun god Ra across the sky in the daytime.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15928	McCaffrey Dorsum	McCaffrey Dorsum	Charon	420.00	74.28	294.89	77.80	64.91	20.30	209.48	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Dorsum, dorsa	DO	-	Approved	Aug 05, 2020	[583]	Anne; US-Irish author of science fiction novels, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, which recounts the human colonization of the fictional planet Pern (1926-2011).	None	Aug 12, 2020
15739	Nasreddin	Nasreddin	Charon	29.70	25.50	308.60	26.90	24.20	309.70	307.20	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Turkey	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[470]	Hero of humorous folktales told throughout the Middle East, southern Europe and parts of Asia. Undertook numerous journeys with his donkey, upon which he is seated facing backwards. Supposed to be of a Turkish origin.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15743	Nemo	Nemo	Charon	44.00	-15.70	314.10	-13.90	-17.60	316.10	311.90	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	France	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[474]	Captain of the Nautilus, a submarine, in the novels "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870) and "The Mysterious Island" (1874) by the French author Jules Verne (1825–1905). The stories recount fantastical undersea travels and explorations.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15740	Pirx	Pirx	Charon	90.00	55.20	256.30	59.40	50.90	263.10	249.90	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Poland	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[471]	Spaceship pilot, the main character in a series of fictional stories by the Polish author Stanislaw Lem (1921–2006). He travelled between the Earth, Moon and Mars.	None	Apr 11, 2018
15741	Revati	Revati	Charon	40.00	20.70	35.40	22.50	18.90	37.30	33.50	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Hindu	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[472]	Hindu mythological princess, who traveled through time and space in search of a suitor, described in the epic narrative "Mahabharata".	None	Apr 11, 2018
15742	Sadko	Sadko	Charon	28.00	-16.10	331.20	-14.80	-17.30	332.50	329.70	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Russia	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2018	[473]	Russian merchant in the medieval epic tale (Bylina), who traveled to the bottom of the sea.	None	Apr 11, 2018

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