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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Saxum, saxa: Pūniu Saxum on Dimorphos

Pūniu Saxum

Feature Name Pūniu Saxum
Clean Name Puniu Saxum
Feature ID 16162
Target Dimorphos
Feature Type Saxum, saxa
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
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Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -2.60 °
Center Longitude 239.80 °
Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Hawaii
Quad -
Reference [706] - Plants in Hawaiian Culture, by Beatrice Krauss, University of Hawaii Press, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 25, 2023
Origin Hawaiian small drum with a coconut body and a single sharkskin or fishskin head laced to the bottom.
Last Updated Jan 27, 2023 4:19 PM
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