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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Okikurumi

Basic Info

Feature Name Okikurumi
Clean Name Okikurumi
Feature ID 16275
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -16.97 °
Southmost Latitude -17.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 250.39 °
Westmost Longitude 251.28 °
Diameter 12.00 km
Center Latitude -17.52 °
Center Longitude 250.83 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 21, 2024
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Ainu
Origin Ainu (Japan) god of the heavens, who gave the Ainus civilization and taught them hunting and fishing.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Mar 21, 2024 8:57 PM

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