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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Galileo Regio
Clean Name Galileo Regio
Feature ID 2076
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 83.00 °
Southmost Latitude -12.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 63.70 °
Westmost Longitude 180.00 °
Diameter 4439.00 km
Center Latitude 45.00 °
Center Longitude 127.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Italian astronomer (1564-1642).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Feb 19, 2016 3:22 PM

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