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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dinewan
Clean Name Dinewan
Feature ID 15975
Target Bennu
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -40.44 °
Southmost Latitude -42.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 325.20 °
Westmost Longitude 322.16 °
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude -41.40 °
Center Longitude 323.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 18, 2020
Continent Oceania
Culture Australia
Origin Emu whose egg created the sun in the myths of Aboriginal Australian people of the Murray River basin.
Reference [611] - Australian Aboriginal Astronomy, by J.G. Griffin: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1923, Vol. 17, p.158.
Updated Feb 12, 2021 4:41 PM

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