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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dantu
Clean Name Dantu
Feature ID 15335
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 31.64 °
Southmost Latitude 16.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.60 °
Westmost Longitude 129.85 °
Diameter 126.00 km
Center Latitude 24.30 °
Center Longitude 138.23 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 03, 2015
Continent Africa
Culture Ghana
Origin Ghanan god associated with the planting of the corn.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Feb 04, 2016 2:20 PM

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