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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Kurma

Basic Info

Feature Name Kurma
Clean Name Kurma
Feature ID 3167
Target Triton
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -16.50 °
Southmost Latitude -16.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 61.00 °
Westmost Longitude 61.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -16.50 °
Center Longitude 61.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin Vishnu in the form of a tortoise.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM