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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Purusa

Basic Info

Feature Name Purusa
Clean Name Purusa
Feature ID 14729
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -21.20 °
Southmost Latitude -21.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 167.80 °
Westmost Longitude 167.80 °
Diameter 96.70 km
Center Latitude -21.20 °
Center Longitude 167.80 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 17, 2010
Continent Asia
Culture Hindu
Origin Ancient Hindu primordial being from whom the cosmos was formed.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Jun 17, 2010 1:37 PM

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