Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ejima Saxum
Clean Name Ejima Saxum
Feature ID 15800
Target Ryugu
Feature Type Saxum, saxa

Location


Ryugu
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -25.70 °
Southmost Latitude -38.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 106.70 °
Westmost Longitude 95.50 °
Diameter 0.07 km
Center Latitude -32.00 °
Center Longitude 101.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 19, 2018
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Seacoast in Japanese fairy tale where fisherman Urashima Taro rescued a turtle and started his journey to the undersea Ryugu Palace.
Reference [496] - Legend in Japanese Art. London; New York: John Lane Co., 1908.
Updated Jan 25, 2023 10:18 PM

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