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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
14450	Afekan	Afekan	Titan	115.00	25.80	200.30	25.80	25.80	200.30	200.30	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	New Guinea	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Aug 04, 2008	[127]	New Guinea goddess of creation and knowledge who teaches people how to live correctly.		Aug 04, 2008
15312	Beag	Beag	Titan	27.00	-34.74	169.55	-34.44	-35.04	169.23	169.87	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Ireland	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 15, 2015	[127]	Celtic/Irish goddess of water, education, and knowledge. Anyone who drinks the water from her well will become wise.	None	Oct 29, 2015
15311	Forseti	Forseti	Titan	145.00	25.53	10.40	27.14	23.93	8.68	12.13	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Norse	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Apr 15, 2015	[83]	Norse god, the wisest and most eloquent of the Aesir.	None	Oct 29, 2015
14902	Hano	Hano	Titan	100.00	40.30	345.10	41.40	39.20	343.60	346.40	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	Bella Coola	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 23, 2011	[127]	Bella Coola (northwestern USA and western Canada) goddess of education, knowledge, and magic. She manifested as a shaman so she could teach the people.	None	Dec 23, 2011
16274	Ihi	Ihi	Titan	42.00	-7.82	165.12	-7.40	-8.29	164.75	165.46	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	Society Is.	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Mar 21, 2024	[174]	Tahitian goddess of wisdom, worshipped by the learned.		Mar 21, 2024
14221	Ksa	Ksa	Titan	29.00	14.00	65.40	14.30	13.70	65.00	65.70	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	Lakota	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Oct 11, 2006	[174]	Lakota and Oglala (South Dakota, USA) god of wisdom.		Oct 16, 2006
7025	Menrva	Menrva	Titan	392.00	20.10	87.20	25.20	16.10	82.50	91.90	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Italy	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	2006	[83]	Etruscan goddess of wisdom.		Oct 01, 2006
14903	Momoy	Momoy	Titan	40.00	11.60	44.60	12.00	11.20	44.10	45.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	Chumash	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Dec 23, 2011	[127]	Chumash (California, USA) ancestor shaman and goddess of magic, education, knowledge, health and healing.	None	Dec 23, 2011
15356	Mystis	Mystis	Titan	20.00	0.07	194.86	0.25	-0.10	194.66	195.05	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Jul 20, 2015	[127]	Greek nymph, a minor deity, nurse of the god Dionysus, who instructed him in the Mysteries.	None	Oct 29, 2015
14334	Selk	Selk	Titan	80.00	7.00	199.00	7.00	7.00	199.00	199.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Africa	Egypt	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 15, 2008	[127]	Egyptian goddess of knowledge, writing, education, and reptiles.		Feb 15, 2008
7026	Sinlap	Sinlap	Titan	80.00	11.30	16.00	12.10	10.40	15.10	16.90	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	Burma	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	2006	[83]	Kachin (N. Burma) wise spirit who dwells in the sky and gives wisdom to his worshippers.		Oct 01, 2006
14925	Soi	Soi	Titan	75.00	24.30	140.90	25.00	23.50	140.00	141.80	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	Melanesia	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 03, 2012	[174]	Melanesian (New Ireland Island, Papua New Guinea) god of wisdom.	None	Feb 03, 2012

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