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| Feature Name | Luzia Dorsum |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Luzia Dorsum |
| Feature ID | 16423 |
| Target | Donaldjohanson |
| Feature Type | Dorsum, dorsa |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | |
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| Diameter | 2.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 15.00 ° |
| Center Longitude | 135.00 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Continent | South and Central America |
| Ethnicity | Brazil |
| Origin | Luzia Woman, a 11,500 year-old female skeleton found at Lapa Vermelha in Brazil; named as an homage to the Lucy fossil. |
| Reference | [900] - Kennewick and Luzia: lessons from the European Upper Paleolithic, by Gerrit N. van Vark et al.: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 121(2):181-4, 2003. |
| Updated | Sep 04, 2025 9:35 PM |
