Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nishanu on Rhea

Nishanu

Feature Name Nishanu
Clean Name Nishanu
Feature ID 14679
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -9.00 °
Southernmost Latitude -9.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 129.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 129.00 °
Diameter 103.40 km
Center Latitude -9.00 °
Center Longitude 129.00 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Arikara
Quad -
Reference [236] - Dictionary of Creation Myths, by David Adams Leeming and Margaret Adams Leeming: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 23, 2010
Origin Arikara (N. Dakota, USA) creation spirit, great sky chief.
Last Updated Apr 23, 2010 8:54 AM
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