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| Feature Name | Marimba |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Marimba |
| Feature ID | 16260 |
| Target | Dimorphos |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | |
| Southmost Latitude | |
| Eastmost Longitude | |
| Westmost Longitude | |
| Diameter | 0.00 km |
| Center Latitude | -12.00 ° |
| Center Longitude | 271.20 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Continent | South and Central America |
| Ethnicity | Guatemala |
| Origin | Percussion musical instrument popular in Guatemala and other Central and NW South American countries; wooden bars with pipe or gourd resonators, struck by yarn wrapped or rubber mallets. Originally developed in Africa. Marimba was proclaimed the national instrument of Guatemala in its independence proclamation. |
| Reference | [773] - Music: The Definitive Visual History: Dorling Kindersley, London, 2013. ISBN-10: 0744058341 ISBN-13: 978-0744058345 |
| Updated | Nov 14, 2023 10:03 PM |
