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Planetary Names: Saxum, saxa: Bodhran Saxum on Dimorphos

Bodhran Saxum

Feature Name Bodhran Saxum
Clean Name Bodhran Saxum
Feature ID 16159
Target Dimorphos
Feature Type Saxum, saxa
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude
Southernmost Latitude
Easternmost Longitude
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter 0.01 km
Center Latitude -7.00 °
Center Longitude 264.50 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Ireland
Quad -
Reference [705] - Bodhrán: The Basics, by Bill Woods, Mel Bay Publications: Pacific, Missouri, 2009.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 25, 2023
Origin An Irish frame drum with a single membrane.
Last Updated Jan 25, 2023 11:51 PM
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