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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Begbalel
Clean Name Begbalel
Feature ID 15520
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 23.48 °
Southmost Latitude 11.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.86 °
Westmost Longitude 318.84 °
Diameter 102.00 km
Center Latitude 17.71 °
Center Longitude 325.35 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 16, 2016
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Micronesia
Origin Yap Islands (Caroline Islands, Micronesia) guardian of the taro fields who controls the yield of the crops.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Sep 16, 2016 9:10 AM

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