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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Bes

Basic Info

Feature Name	Bes
Clean Name	Bes
Feature ID	717
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-24.79 °
Southmost Latitude	-26.16 °
Eastmost Longitude	180.26 °
Westmost Longitude	181.66 °
Diameter	63.00 km
Center Latitude	-25.48 °
Center Longitude	180.96 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((178.98475834232335 -26.164120349381538, 178.87538930238972 -26.147212635999452, 178.77007659003442 -26.113813533252266, 178.67141335374845 -26.06474543789486, 178.58182900985366 -26.001216569282594, 178.50352942221014 -25.92479121900094, 178.43844258652717 -25.837351232815028, 178.38817115670997 -25.741049673381436, 178.35395298220206 -25.638257804699972, 178.33663062802324 -25.531506703724215, 178.33663062802324 -25.42342493684679, 178.35395298220206 -25.31667383587104, 178.38817115670997 -25.213881967189568, 178.43844258652717 -25.117580407755963, 178.50352942221014 -25.030140421570056, 178.58182900985366 -24.95371507128841, 178.67141335374845 -24.89018620267615, 178.77007659003442 -24.841118107318724, 178.87538930238972 -24.807719004571535, 178.98475834232335 -24.790811291189453, 179.09549068109698 -24.790811291189453, 179.2048597210306 -24.807719004571535, 179.3101724333859 -24.841118107318724, 179.40883566967187 -24.89018620267615, 179.49842001356666 -24.95371507128841, 179.5767196012102 -25.030140421570056, 179.64180643689315 -25.117580407755963, 179.69207786671035 -25.21388196718956, 179.72629604121826 -25.31667383587104, 179.74361839539708 -25.42342493684679, 179.74361839539708 -25.531506703724215, 179.72629604121826 -25.638257804699972, 179.69207786671035 -25.741049673381436, 179.64180643689315 -25.837351232815028, 179.5767196012102 -25.92479121900094, 179.49842001356666 -26.001216569282594, 179.40883566967187 -26.06474543789486, 179.3101724333859 -26.113813533252266, 179.2048597210306 -26.147212635999452, 179.09549068109698 -26.164120349381538, 178.98475834232335 -26.164120349381538))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian god of marriage.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 11:33 AM

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