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| Feature Name | Kintaro |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Kintaro |
| Feature ID | 15790 |
| Target | Ryugu |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 13.20 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -7.60 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 170.00 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 149.30 ° |
| Diameter | 0.17 km |
| Center Latitude | 0.40 ° |
| Center Longitude | 157.80 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Ethnicity | Japan |
| Origin | ‘Golden Boy’ in Japanese fairy tale, who grew up in the wild forests of Mount Ashigara and had a superhuman strength. |
| Reference | [491] - The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy, Ozaki, Y.T., in Japanese Fairy Tales. New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1908. |
| Updated | Apr 08, 2019 12:35 PM |
