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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
15913	Aellopus Saxum	Aellopus Saxum	Bennu	0.01	25.44	335.67	26.02	24.85	336.31	335.02	+E (0-360)	Greek	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[571]	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.	None	Mar 30, 2020
15888	Aetos Saxum	Aetos Saxum	Bennu	0.01	3.46	150.36	4.40	2.52	151.02	149.69	+E (0-360)	Greek	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[560]	Greek, childhood playmate of the supreme god Zeus who was turned into an eagle by Hera.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15887	Amihan Saxum	Amihan Saxum	Bennu	0.03	-17.96	256.51	-15.70	-20.22	260.09	252.93	+E (0-360)	Philippines	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[558]	Tagalog (Philippines) deity that is depicted as a bird, the first creature to inhabit the universe.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15891	Benben Saxum	Benben Saxum	Bennu	0.05	-45.86	127.59	-40.02	-51.70	135.62	119.56	+E (0-360)	Egypt	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[1]	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.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15912	Boobrie Saxum	Boobrie Saxum	Bennu	0.03	48.08	214.28	50.78	45.22	219.11	209.45	+E (0-360)	Scotland	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[570]	Mythological shapeshifting entity inhabiting the lochs (lakes) of the west coast of Scotland. It commonly adopts the appearance of a gigantic water bird.	None	Mar 30, 2020
15909	Camulatz Saxum	Camulatz Saxum	Bennu	0.02	-10.26	259.65	-8.61	-11.91	261.95	257.35	+E (0-360)	Mayan	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[557]	One of four birds which destructed the first race of people carved out of wood in Kʼicheʼ Maya (Guatemala) creation myth.	None	Mar 30, 2020
15914	Celaeno Saxum	Celaeno Saxum	Bennu	0.01	18.42	335.23	19.09	17.74	336.16	334.30	+E (0-360)	Greek	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[44]	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.	None	Jun 10, 2020
15915	Ciinkwia Saxum	Ciinkwia Saxum	Bennu	0.02	-4.97	249.47	-2.85	-7.08	251.30	247.63	+E (0-360)	Algonquin	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[572]	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.	None	Mar 30, 2020
15906	Dodo Saxum	Dodo Saxum	Bennu	0.03	-32.68	64.42	-29.80	-35.70	67.00	61.80	+E (0-360)	England	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[566]	Non-flying bird, rounded and gray, a fictional character in the book Alice's Adventure in Wonderland (1865) by English writer Lewis Carroll.	None	Mar 27, 2020
15916	Gamayun Saxum	Gamayun Saxum	Bennu	0.02	9.86	105.45	12.00	7.72	107.45	103.45	+E (0-360)	Slavic	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[565]	Slavic prophetic bird, symbol of wisdom and knowledge; she is depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.	None	Mar 30, 2020
15889	Gargoyle Saxum	Gargoyle Saxum	Bennu	0.02	4.59	92.48	6.57	2.61	93.83	91.13	+E (0-360)	France	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[561]	French, dragon-like monster with wings, bird-like neck, and the ability to breathe fire.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15911	Gullinkambi Saxum	Gullinkambi Saxum	Bennu	0.03	18.53	17.96	21.01	16.04	21.38	14.53	+E (0-360)	Norse	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[569]	Norse, gold-combed rooster who lives in the heavenly majestic hall Valhalla and wakes gods and heroes.	None	Mar 30, 2020
15883	Huginn Saxum	Huginn Saxum	Bennu	0.05	-29.77	43.25	-24.46	-35.08	47.78	38.71	+E (0-360)	Norse	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[556]	Norse, one of the two ravens (together with Muninn) accompanying the supreme god Odin.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15910	Kongamato Saxum	Kongamato Saxum	Bennu	0.02	5.03	66.31	6.85	3.20	68.15	64.46	+E (0-360)	Zambia	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[561]	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).	None	Mar 30, 2020
15884	Muninn Saxum	Muninn Saxum	Bennu	0.03	-29.34	48.68	-26.23	-32.44	50.79	46.56	+E (0-360)	Norse	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[556]	Norse, one of the two ravens (together with Huginn) accompanying the supreme god Odin.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15885	Ocypete Saxum	Ocypete Saxum	Bennu	0.01	25.09	328.25	25.52	24.66	328.99	327.50	+E (0-360)	Greek	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[1]	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.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15907	Odette Saxum	Odette Saxum	Bennu	0.02	-44.86	291.08	-43.48	-46.24	292.96	289.20	+E (0-360)	Russia	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[567]	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.	None	Mar 27, 2020
15908	Odile Saxum	Odile Saxum	Bennu	0.03	-42.74	294.08	-41.46	-44.02	296.89	291.27	+E (0-360)	Russia	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[567]	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.	None	Mar 27, 2020
15895	Pouakai Saxum	Pouakai Saxum	Bennu	0.01	-40.45	166.75	-39.26	-41.63	168.14	165.35	+E (0-360)	Polynesia	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Feb 11, 2020	[559]	Māori (Polynesia) monstrous bird who kills and eat humans.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15881	Roc Saxum	Roc Saxum	Bennu	0.10	-23.46	25.36	-16.61	-30.31	36.23	14.49	+E (0-360)	Persian	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[554]	Enormous bird of prey in Arabic mythology of the Middle East.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15882	Simurgh Saxum	Simurgh Saxum	Bennu	0.04	-25.32	4.05	-20.79	-29.84	8.09	-	+E (0-360)	Iran	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[555]	Iranian benevolent bird who possesses all knowledge.	Defines zero degrees longitude on Bennu.	Mar 12, 2020
15886	Strix Saxum	Strix Saxum	Bennu	0.01	13.40	88.26	13.94	12.85	88.65	87.86	+E (0-360)	Roman	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Jan 31, 2020	[557]	Roman vampiric bird of ill omen.	None	Mar 12, 2020
15905	Thorondor Saxum	Thorondor Saxum	Bennu	0.06	-47.94	45.10	-44.36	-51.51	55.64	34.56	+E (0-360)	England	Saxum, saxa	SA	-	Approved	Mar 26, 2020	[568]	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).	None	Mar 27, 2020

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