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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pouakai Saxum
Clean Name Pouakai Saxum
Feature ID 15895
Target Bennu
Feature Type Saxum, saxa

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -39.26 °
Southmost Latitude -41.63 °
Eastmost Longitude 168.14 °
Westmost Longitude 165.35 °
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude -40.45 °
Center Longitude 166.75 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 11, 2020
Continent Oceania
Culture Polynesia
Origin Māori (Polynesia) monstrous bird who kills and eat humans.
Reference [559] - History of Māori of Nelson and Marlborough, by Hilary and John Mitchell. Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2005. P. 50.
Updated Mar 12, 2020 12:56 PM

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