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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Tulpar

Basic Info

Feature Name Tulpar
Clean Name Tulpar
Feature ID 14734
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 56.10 °
Southmost Latitude 56.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 158.60 °
Westmost Longitude 158.60 °
Diameter 70.40 km
Center Latitude 56.10 °
Center Longitude 158.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 17, 2010
Continent Asia
Culture Kazakhstan
Origin Kazakh (Central Asia) winged horse born in the deep primordial ocean; personification of the sun and eternal movement.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Jun 17, 2010 1:54 PM

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