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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Humbaba

Basic Info

Feature Name	Humbaba
Clean Name	Humbaba
Feature ID	2581
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-54.71 °
Southmost Latitude	-55.58 °
Eastmost Longitude	66.65 °
Westmost Longitude	67.97 °
Diameter	40.00 km
Center Latitude	-55.15 °
Center Longitude	67.31 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((292.63889397502635 -55.582097497433914, 292.53609082074746 -55.571356378050574, 292.43710047556056 -55.55013862129083, 292.3443604102943 -55.518966678743816, 292.2601541931422 -55.47860810708876, 292.18655526063446 -55.43005666830228, 292.1253758627514 -55.37450785994024, 292.0781224393105 -55.31332947802045, 292.04595852642245 -55.24802793734522, 292.0296761063683 -55.180211178569294, 292.0296761063683 -55.111549075364735, 292.04595852642245 -55.04373231658881, 292.0781224393105 -54.97843077591357, 292.1253758627514 -54.91725239399378, 292.18655526063446 -54.86170358563176, 292.2601541931422 -54.81315214684527, 292.3443604102943 -54.772793575190214, 292.43710047556056 -54.7416216326432, 292.53609082074746 -54.720403875883456, 292.63889397502635 -54.709662756500116, 292.742978583554 -54.709662756500116, 292.8457817378329 -54.720403875883456, 292.9447720830198 -54.7416216326432, 293.03751214828645 -54.772793575190214, 293.12171836543854 -54.81315214684527, 293.1953172979459 -54.86170358563176, 293.25649669582896 -54.91725239399378, 293.30375011926986 -54.97843077591357, 293.3359140321579 -55.04373231658881, 293.35219645221247 -55.111549075364735, 293.35219645221247 -55.180211178569294, 293.3359140321579 -55.24802793734522, 293.30375011926986 -55.31332947802045, 293.25649669582896 -55.37450785994024, 293.1953172979459 -55.43005666830228, 293.12171836543854 -55.47860810708876, 293.03751214828645 -55.518966678743816, 292.9447720830198 -55.55013862129083, 292.8457817378329 -55.571356378050574, 292.742978583554 -55.582097497433914, 292.63889397502635 -55.582097497433914))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Continent	Asia
Culture	Bangladesh
Origin	Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 3:57 PM

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