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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Shen Yi]
Clean Name Shen Yi
Feature ID 16212
Target Io
Feature Type Eruptive center

Location


Voyager/Galileo SSI
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -55.00 °
Center Longitude 290.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date May 15, 2023
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin Chinese sun god.
Reference [431] - A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, by Manfred Lurker: Routledge, 2015.
Updated Aug 04, 2023 7:42 PM
Additional Information Name changed to Xihe on 4 August 2023. Shen Yi/Hou Yi shown to be not a sun god, but the 'Divine Archer' who shot down the nine suns in Chinese myth.

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