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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kahukura
Clean Name Kahukura
Feature ID 15651
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 61.80 °
Southmost Latitude 61.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 222.30 °
Westmost Longitude 220.60 °
Diameter 6.30 km
Center Latitude 61.40 °
Center Longitude 221.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 11, 2017
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity New Zealand
Origin Maori (New Zealand) god of kumara (sweet potato) crops.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Aug 11, 2017 1:55 PM

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