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| Feature Name | Afar Lobus |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Afar Lobus |
| Feature ID | 16419 |
| Target | Donaldjohanson |
| Feature Type | Lobus, lobi |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | |
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| Diameter | 3.40 km |
| Center Latitude | 0.00 ° |
| Center Longitude | 0.00 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Ethnicity | Ethiopia |
| Origin | Afar Triangle (Ethiopia), site of many important fossil finds. |
| Reference | [898] - Essentials of Physical Anthropology, 9th edition, by Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, and Wenda Trevathan: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning Publishing, Belmont CA. 2013. |
| Updated | Sep 04, 2025 8:49 PM |
| Additional Information | Afar Lobus is the smaller of the two lobi. |
