Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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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
15798	Catafo Saxum	Catafo Saxum	Ryugu	0.05	-5.50	0.00	-3.00	-8.00	1.90	358.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	United States	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Dec 19, 2018	[495]	Smart boy, who marked a trail in the woods with corn meal to know the way back, from Cajun (Southern USA) fairy tale.	Defines zero degrees longitude on Ryugu.	Apr 08, 2019
15800	Ejima Saxum	Ejima Saxum	Ryugu	0.07	-32.00	101.10	-25.70	-38.30	106.70	95.50	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Japan	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Dec 19, 2018	[496]	Seacoast in Japanese fairy tale where fisherman Urashima Taro rescued a turtle and started his journey to the undersea Ryugu Palace.		Jan 25, 2023
15799	Otohime Saxum	Otohime Saxum	Ryugu	0.16	-69.80	274.40	-55.80	-83.80	307.40	241.30	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Japan	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Dec 19, 2018	[488]	Otohime Sama; princess in Japanese fairy tale, sea mistress, who welcomed fisherman Urashima Taro in undersea Ryugu Palace and gave him a parting gift, a jewel box whose lid he was told never to open.	None	Apr 08, 2019

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