Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Izanagi on Rhea

Izanagi

Feature Name Izanagi
Clean Name Izanagi
Feature ID 2773
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -49.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -49.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 287.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 315.50 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -49.40 °
Center Longitude 310.20 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Japan
Quad -
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Origin Japanese creator god, brother of Izanami.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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