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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pasola Facula
Clean Name Pasola Facula
Feature ID 15809
Target Ceres
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.62 °
Southmost Latitude 19.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 239.36 °
Westmost Longitude 239.07 °
Diameter 2.90 km
Center Latitude 19.47 °
Center Longitude 239.22 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 27, 2019
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Indonesia
Origin Festival of rice planting season at Sumba Island (Lesser Sunda Islands, E. Indonesia). (February – March).
Reference [507] - The Tradition of the Pasola Festival, by Thomas Cristofoletti: https://www.thomascristofoletti.com/pasola-festival/
Updated Mar 27, 2019 1:05 PM

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