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

Tawa

Feature Name Tawa
Clean Name Tawa
Feature ID 14692
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 17.90 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 175.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 175.20 °
Diameter 62.20 km
Center Latitude 17.90 °
Center Longitude 175.20 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Hopi
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 Hopi (Arizona, USA) sun god who existed at the beginning of creation, father of everything.
Last Updated Apr 23, 2010 11:00 AM
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