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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Wak

Basic Info

Feature Name Wak
Clean Name Wak
Feature ID 14737
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 29.60 °
Southmost Latitude 29.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 194.30 °
Westmost Longitude 194.30 °
Diameter 57.80 km
Center Latitude 29.60 °
Center Longitude 194.30 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 17, 2010
Continent Africa
Culture Ethiopia
Origin Ethiopian creator god, “Father of the Universe.”
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Jun 17, 2010 1:59 PM

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