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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Akhmin Facula

Basic Info

Feature Name	Akhmin Facula
Clean Name	Akhmin Facula
Feature ID	129
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Facula, faculae

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	30.60 °
Southmost Latitude	25.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	187.10 °
Westmost Longitude	192.30 °
Diameter	245.00 km
Center Latitude	28.30 °
Center Longitude	189.80 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((169.49086914063 25.675830078101, 169.11733398438 25.961474609351, 168.76577148438 26.291064453101, 168.45815429688 26.598681640601, 168.15053710938 26.818408203101, 167.93081054688 27.323779296851, 167.77700195313 28.048876953101, 167.75502929688 28.795947265601, 167.95278320313 29.345263671851, 168.23842773438 29.872607421851, 168.83168945313 30.356005859351, 169.35903320313 30.685595703101, 169.93032226563 30.685595703101, 170.54555664063 30.619677734351, 171.22670898438 30.465869140601, 171.73208007813 30.070361328101, 172.08364257813 29.564990234351, 172.50112304688 28.971728515601, 172.72084960938 28.356494140601, 172.87465820313 27.895068359351, 172.85268554688 27.191943359351, 172.43520507813 26.686572265601, 172.06166992188 26.422900390601, 171.42446289063 26.137255859351, 170.69936523438 25.829638671851, 169.97426757813 25.631884765601, 169.49086914063 25.675830078101))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian town where Min was worshipped.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Feb 24, 2016 3:08 PM

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