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

Powehiwehi

Feature Name Powehiwehi
Clean Name Powehiwehi
Feature ID 14686
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -8.20 °
Southernmost Latitude -8.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 280.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 280.40 °
Diameter 271.20 km
Center Latitude -8.20 °
Center Longitude 280.40 °
Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Hawaii
Quad -
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 23, 2010
Origin The first female being in Hawaiian myth, parent (with Pouliuli) of all the creatures in the ocean.
Last Updated Apr 23, 2010 9:12 AM
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