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Planetary Names: Regio, regiones: Homowo Regio on Ceres

Homowo Regio

Feature Name	Homowo Regio
Clean Name	Homowo Regio
Feature ID	15923
Target	Ceres
Feature Type	Regio, regiones
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	35.07 °
Southernmost Latitude	-2.09 °
Easternmost Longitude	269.93 °
Westernmost Longitude	231.35 °
Diameter	360.00 km
Center Latitude	19.49 °
Center Longitude	249.78 °
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kml download	Homowo Regio.kml
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Ghana
Quad	-
Reference	[579] - Thanksgiving and Other Harvest Festivals, by Ann Morrill, Chelsea House Publishers: New York, 2009.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jul 29, 2020
Origin	Ga people (Ghana) harvest festival to celebrate all local crops. Celebrations begin in May and culminate in August.
Last Updated	Aug 05, 2020 5:45 PM
Additional Information	The feature is not visible on the current, publicly available basemap. The Gazetteer basemap will be updated when a public version of the enhanced color mosaic is made available.

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Homowo Regio

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