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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Tangaroa

Basic Info

Feature Name Tangaroa
Clean Name Tangaroa
Feature ID 5853
Target Triton
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -25.00 °
Southmost Latitude -25.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 65.50 °
Westmost Longitude 65.50 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -25.00 °
Center Longitude 65.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity New Zealand
Origin Māori fishing and sea god.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Dec 01, 2010 9:41 AM