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| Feature Name | Kennewick Saxum |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Kennewick Saxum |
| Feature ID | 16427 |
| Target | Donaldjohanson |
| Feature Type | Saxum, saxa |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | |
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| Eastmost Longitude | |
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| Diameter | 100.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 14.20 ° |
| Center Longitude | 39.40 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Continent | North America |
| Ethnicity | United States |
| Origin | Kennewick, city in Washington state, USA, near which Kennewick Man, a 9,300 BP human male skeleton discovered in 1996. |
| Reference | [900] - Kennewick and Luzia: lessons from the European Upper Paleolithic, by Gerrit N. van Vark et al.: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 121(2):181-4, 2003. |
| Updated | Sep 04, 2025 9:54 PM |
| Additional Information | Planetocentric R value 2.914 km is the radial distance from the coordinate system origin. |
