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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
16360	Bella Dorsum	Bella Dorsum	Dinkinesh	0.37	24.40	311.10	30.00	10.00	345.00	300.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Italy	Dorsum, dorsa	DO	-	Approved	Dec 20, 2024	[837]	Italian word for “beautiful.”		Jan 08, 2025
16359	Fab Dorsum	Fab Dorsum	Dinkinesh	2.66	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Dorsum, dorsa	DO	-	Approved	Dec 20, 2024	[836]	English word derived from “fabulous.”		Jan 08, 2025
16362	Indah Fossa	Indah Fossa	Dinkinesh	0.49	-8.52	4.31	20.00	-40.00	15.00	4.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Indonesia	Fossa, fossae	FO	-	Approved	Dec 20, 2024	[839]	Indonesian word for “beautiful.”		Jan 08, 2025
16361	Sumak Fossa	Sumak Fossa	Dinkinesh	1.07	0.00	354.00	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	South and Central America	Ecuador	Fossa, fossae	FO	-	Approved	Dec 20, 2024	[838]	Kichwa (Ecuadorian Quechua) word for “beautiful.”		Jan 08, 2025
16358	Totoka Saxum	Totoka Saxum	Dinkinesh	0.0090	2.30	356.90	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Oceania	Fiji	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Dec 20, 2024	[835]	Fijian word for “beautiful.”	Totoka Saxum is the feature used to anchor the prime meridian.	Jan 08, 2025

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