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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rao
Clean Name Rao
Feature ID 15404
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 8.80 °
Southmost Latitude 7.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 119.75 °
Westmost Longitude 118.28 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude 8.10 °
Center Longitude 119.01 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 01, 2015
Continent Oceania
Culture Polynesia
Origin Polynesian god of turmeric.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Feb 09, 2016 3:28 PM

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