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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Khensu

Basic Info

Feature Name Khensu
Clean Name Khensu
Feature ID 3008
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 1.20 °
Southmost Latitude 0.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 152.75 °
Westmost Longitude 153.11 °
Diameter 17.00 km
Center Latitude 1.02 °
Center Longitude 152.93 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian moon god.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Nov 13, 2015 4:25 PM

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