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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Punt

Basic Info

Feature Name Punt
Clean Name Punt
Feature ID 4869
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -23.54 °
Southmost Latitude -26.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 238.22 °
Westmost Longitude 241.48 °
Diameter 135.00 km
Center Latitude -24.89 °
Center Longitude 239.85 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 20, 2015 7:49 AM

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