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| Feature Name | Gong Saxum |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Gong Saxum |
| Feature ID | 16266 |
| Target | Didymos |
| Feature Type | Saxum, saxa |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | |
| Southmost Latitude | |
| Eastmost Longitude | |
| Westmost Longitude | |
| Diameter | 0.0220 km |
| Center Latitude | 5.80 ° |
| Center Longitude | 1.90 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Ethnicity | Indonesia |
| Origin | Indonesian name of a percussion musical instrument popular in East and South East Asia, a circular metal disk with a definite or indefinite pitch, which is hung vertically and hit in the center by a soft beater; originated in Ancient China. |
| Reference | [778] - Excursions in World Music, Sixth Edition, ed. by Timothy Rommen: Routledge, 2016. |
| Updated | Dec 27, 2024 10:52 PM |
| Additional Information | Gong Saxum defines 1.9E longitude to be the prime meridian anchor for the Didymos longitude system. November 14, 2024: correction made to center latitude value (changed from 58.0N to 5.8N). |
