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Saxa in the Solar System

Saxum is the term planetary geologists use for a boulder or rock. 3 named features carry it, across 1 of the 14 mapped worlds, the largest being Otohime Saxum on Ryugu at 0.2 km.

Where they are

The largest saxa anywhere

Ranked across every mapped world, by catalogued diameter.

What they are named after

Naming themes are set per world, so one descriptor can draw on very different sources depending on where it sits. Across all 3 saxa, 2 categories appear.

Japan2United States1

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