Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kibidango
Clean Name Kibidango
Feature ID 15792
Target Ryugu
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Ryugu
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -18.90 °
Southmost Latitude -40.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 59.20 °
Westmost Longitude 39.50 °
Diameter 0.13 km
Center Latitude -31.20 °
Center Longitude 50.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 19, 2018
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Japanese ball-like dumplings made from the flour of the kibi (proso millet) grain that the fairy tale hero Momotaro brought on his distant journey because this sweet keeps its softness for a long time.
Reference [492] - The Adventures of Little Peachling, in: Tales of Old Japan by A. B. Mitford, vol. I. London: Macmillan and Co., 1871.
Updated Apr 08, 2019 12:40 PM

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