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Target: Bennu
Feature Type: Saxum, saxa

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Feature Name
Target
Diameter
Center Latitude
Center Longitude
Feature Type
Approval Date
Origin
Aellopus Saxum Bennu 0.0057 25.44 335.67 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Aello; Greek, one of the harpies (together with Celaeno and Ocypete), half-maiden and half-bird personification of storm winds, that would snatch and carry things away from Earth.
Aetos Saxum Bennu 0.0091 3.46 150.36 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Greek, childhood playmate of the supreme god Zeus who was turned into an eagle by Hera.
Amihan Saxum Bennu 0.0330 -17.96 256.51 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Tagalog (Philippines) deity that is depicted as a bird, the first creature to inhabit the universe.
Benben Saxum Bennu 0.0520 -45.86 127.59 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Ancient Egyptian primordial mound that arose from the primordial waters Nu. The god Atum settled upon it to create the world after his flight over the waters in the form of the Bennu bird, who is a piece of his soul.
Boobrie Saxum Bennu 0.03 48.08 214.28 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Mythological shapeshifting entity inhabiting the lochs (lakes) of the west coast of Scotland. It commonly adopts the appearance of a gigantic water bird.
Camulatz Saxum Bennu 0.0220 -10.26 259.65 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 One of four birds which destructed the first race of people carved out of wood in Kʼicheʼ Maya (Guatemala) creation myth.
Celaeno Saxum Bennu 0.0080 18.42 335.23 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Greek, one of the harpies (together with Aellopus and Ocypete), half-maiden and half-bird personification of darkness and storm winds, that would snatch and carry things away from Earth.
Ciinkwia Saxum Bennu 0.0210 -4.97 249.47 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Thunder-beings of Algonquian mythology (in particular Oklahoma Miami Nation) that live in the sky and cause thunder and lightning. They look like giant eagles, or as birds with a human head.
Dodo Saxum Bennu 0.0270 -32.68 64.42 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Non-flying bird, rounded and gray, a fictional character in the book Alice's Adventure in Wonderland (1865) by English writer Lewis Carroll.
Gamayun Saxum Bennu 0.0190 9.86 105.45 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Slavic prophetic bird, symbol of wisdom and knowledge; she is depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.
Gargoyle Saxum Bennu 0.0180 4.59 92.48 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 French, dragon-like monster with wings, bird-like neck, and the ability to breathe fire.
Gullinkambi Saxum Bennu 0.0310 18.53 17.96 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Norse, gold-combed rooster who lives in the heavenly majestic hall Valhalla and wakes gods and heroes.
Huginn Saxum Bennu 0.0460 -29.77 43.25 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Norse, one of the two ravens (together with Muninn) accompanying the supreme god Odin.
Kongamato Saxum Bennu 0.0190 5.03 66.31 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Giant flying creature looking like bird or bat in myths of Kaonde, a Bantu-speaking people of NW Zambia and the adjacent areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire).
Muninn Saxum Bennu 0.0280 -29.34 48.68 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Norse, one of the two ravens (together with Huginn) accompanying the supreme god Odin.
Ocypete Saxum Bennu 0.0056 25.09 328.25 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Greek, one of the three named harpies, half-maiden and half-bird personification of storm winds, that would snatch and carry things away from Earth.
Odette Saxum Bennu 0.0190 -44.86 291.08 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Princess turned into White Swan in the ballet Swan Lake (1877) by Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky. This character, which name derives from French, is opposite to Odile, the Black Swan maiden.
Odile Saxum Bennu 0.0250 -42.74 294.08 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 Black Swan maiden in the ballet Swan Lake (1877) by Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky. This character, which name derives from Old German, is opposite to Odette, the Swan Princess.
Pouakai Saxum Bennu 0.0106 -40.45 166.75 Saxum, saxa Feb 11, 2020 Māori (Polynesia) monstrous bird who kills and eat humans.
Roc Saxum Bennu 0.0960 -23.46 25.36 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Enormous bird of prey in Arabic mythology of the Middle East.
Simurgh Saxum Bennu 0.04 -25.32 4.05 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Iranian benevolent bird who possesses all knowledge.
Strix Saxum Bennu 0.0053 13.40 88.26 Saxum, saxa Jan 31, 2020 Roman vampiric bird of ill omen.
Thorondor Saxum Bennu 0.0610 -47.94 45.10 Saxum, saxa Mar 26, 2020 King of the Eagles in the Middle-earth, the fictional setting in fantasy novels by English author J.R.R. Tolkien, the greatest of all eagles, with a wingspan of 55 m (approximately as this boulder).
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