Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Bongo

Basic Info

Feature Name Bongo
Clean Name Bongo
Feature ID 16261
Target Dimorphos
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 8.80 °
Center Longitude 254.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 14, 2023
Continent North America
Ethnicity Cuba
Origin Afro-Cuban; a pair of open bottomed drums played with both hands.
Reference [773] - Music: The Definitive Visual History: Dorling Kindersley, London, 2013. ISBN-10: ‎ 0744058341 ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0744058345
Updated Nov 14, 2023 10:06 PM

PDF Maps of Dimorphos