Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Besua
Clean Name	Besua
Feature ID	15429
Target	Ceres
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-41.36 °
Southmost Latitude	-43.33 °
Eastmost Longitude	301.62 °
Westmost Longitude	298.80 °
Diameter	17.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.35 °
Center Longitude	300.21 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((300.0982322609609 -43.329641077148835, 299.87921398262205 -43.305440311250116, 299.668318751565 -43.25763468262678, 299.4707395082999 -43.1874013245134, 299.2913413095238 -43.096469615277826, 299.1345415342789 -42.98707859538648, 299.00420111342027 -42.86192183479709, 298.9035294606849 -42.72408110832684, 298.8350054462729 -42.57695051212855, 298.80031635883756 -42.42415288977909, 298.80031635883756 -42.26945062584691, 298.8350054462729 -42.11665300349745, 298.9035294606849 -41.96952240729915, 299.00420111342027 -41.83168168082891, 299.1345415342789 -41.70652492023952, 299.2913413095238 -41.59713390034817, 299.4707395082999 -41.50620219111259, 299.668318751565 -41.435968832999215, 299.87921398262205 -41.38816320437588, 300.0982322609609 -41.36396243847716, 300.3199806296894 -41.36396243847716, 300.53899890802825 -41.38816320437588, 300.7498941390853 -41.435968832999215, 300.9474733823504 -41.50620219111259, 301.1268715811265 -41.59713390034817, 301.28367135637166 -41.70652492023952, 301.41401177723003 -41.83168168082891, 301.5146834299654 -41.96952240729915, 301.5832074443774 -42.11665300349745, 301.617896531813 -42.26945062584691, 301.617896531813 -42.42415288977909, 301.5832074443774 -42.57695051212855, 301.5146834299654 -42.72408110832684, 301.41401177723003 -42.86192183479709, 301.28367135637166 -42.98707859538648, 301.1268715811265 -43.096469615277826, 300.9474733823504 -43.1874013245134, 300.7498941390853 -43.25763468262678, 300.53899890802825 -43.305440311250116, 300.3199806296894 -43.329641077148835, 300.0982322609609 -43.329641077148835))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Oct 15, 2015
Continent	Africa
Ethnicity	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian grain god.
Reference	[174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated	Feb 04, 2016 2:00 PM

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