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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ninsar
Clean Name Ninsar
Feature ID 15444
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 32.63 °
Southmost Latitude 27.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 266.08 °
Westmost Longitude 260.43 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude 30.30 °
Center Longitude 263.26 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 04, 2015
Continent Asia
Culture Sumerian
Origin Sumerian goddess of plants and vegetation.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Feb 09, 2016 3:03 PM

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