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

Vatea

Feature Name Vatea
Clean Name Vatea
Feature ID 14736
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 16.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 150.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 150.40 °
Diameter 96.60 km
Center Latitude 16.00 °
Center Longitude 150.40 °
Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Polynesia
Quad -
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 17, 2010
Origin Father of gods and humans in Cook Islands mythology (Polynesia).
Last Updated Jun 17, 2010 1:58 PM
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