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| Feature Name | Natunuku Dorsum |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Natunuku Dorsum |
| Feature ID | 16507 |
| Target | Donaldjohanson |
| Feature Type | Dorsum, dorsa |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 14.50 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -7.00 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 141.00 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 146.00 ° |
| Diameter | 1.20 km |
| Center Latitude | 8.44 ° |
| Center Longitude | 143.32 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Oct 08, 2026 |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Ethnicity | Fiji |
| Origin | Natunuku, village and archeological site Natunuku VL1/1 on Viti Levu Island (Fiji), where the earliest known human skeleton from the Lapita culture was excavated. |
| Reference | [940] - The Earliest Lapita Skeleton From the Pacific: A Multivariate Analysis of a Mandible Fragment from Natunuku, Fiji, by Michael Pietrusewsky: Journal of the Polynesian Society, vol. 94, no. 4, p. 389-414, December 1985. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20705952 |
| Updated | Oct 08, 2026 6:32 PM |
