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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Bumba

Basic Info

Feature Name Bumba
Clean Name Bumba
Feature ID 918
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 63.10 °
Southmost Latitude 62.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.00 °
Westmost Longitude 50.40 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 63.10 °
Center Longitude 50.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Africa
Culture Bushongo
Origin Bushongo; dwelt in primordial waters; vomited up sun, moon, stars, animals, and men. Showed man how to make fire.
Reference [40] - Primal Myths: Creating the World, by Barbara C. Sproul: Harper and Row, New York, 1979.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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