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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Menhit

Basic Info

Feature Name	Menhit
Clean Name	Menhit
Feature ID	14133
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-34.79 °
Southmost Latitude	-37.83 °
Eastmost Longitude	138.64 °
Westmost Longitude	142.00 °
Diameter	140.00 km
Center Latitude	-36.31 °
Center Longitude	140.32 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((219.5476727261608 -37.82878199595921, 219.28699027427612 -37.7914364824831, 219.0359761290656 -37.7176650260153, 218.8008110918528 -37.60928412464748, 218.58728570632175 -37.46896247586691, 218.4006576761143 -37.300155264367405, 218.2455224027173 -37.10701908393512, 218.12569983142606 -36.89430958831452, 218.04414039161415 -36.667264391230134, 218.0028523473699 -36.43147409895398, 218.0028523473699 -36.192744651025, 218.04414039161415 -35.956954358748845, 218.12569983142606 -35.72990916166446, 218.2455224027173 -35.51719966604386, 218.4006576761143 -35.324063485611575, 218.58728570632175 -35.15525627411207, 218.8008110918528 -35.0149346253315, 219.0359761290656 -34.90655372396368, 219.28699027427612 -34.83278226749588, 219.5476727261608 -34.79543675401977, 219.81160461759922 -34.79543675401977, 220.0722870694839 -34.83278226749588, 220.32330121469442 -34.90655372396368, 220.55846625190722 -35.0149346253315, 220.77199163743828 -35.15525627411207, 220.95861966764573 -35.324063485611575, 221.1137549410427 -35.51719966604386, 221.23357751233397 -35.72990916166446, 221.31513695214588 -35.956954358748845, 221.35642499639013 -36.192744651025, 221.35642499639013 -36.43147409895398, 221.31513695214588 -36.667264391230134, 221.23357751233397 -36.89430958831452, 221.1137549410427 -37.10701908393512, 220.95861966764573 -37.300155264367405, 220.77199163743828 -37.46896247586691, 220.55846625190722 -37.60928412464748, 220.32330121469442 -37.7176650260153, 220.0722870694839 -37.7914364824831, 219.81160461759922 -37.82878199595921, 219.5476727261608 -37.82878199595921))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian lion and war goddess.
Reference	[127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Updated	Nov 16, 2015 2:44 PM

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