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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Danel

Basic Info

Feature Name	Danel
Clean Name	Danel
Feature ID	1399
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-3.75 °
Southmost Latitude	-4.91 °
Eastmost Longitude	20.68 °
Westmost Longitude	21.91 °
Diameter	56.00 km
Center Latitude	-4.33 °
Center Longitude	21.30 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((338.6552808283289 -4.90738373887784, 338.55932375817565 -4.893185691621121, 338.46692558650267 -4.865139200151767, 338.38036146294854 -4.823934862170719, 338.30176288352476 -4.770587265228426, 338.23306520611015 -4.706410004212132, 338.1759599955179 -4.632983336280175, 338.1318533715541 -4.552115269686184, 338.10183138568135 -4.465797044615421, 338.0866332788301 -4.376154102242899, 338.0866332788301 -4.285393749317701, 338.10183138568135 -4.195750806945179, 338.1318533715541 -4.109432581874416, 338.1759599955179 -4.028564515280426, 338.23306520611015 -3.95513784734847, 338.30176288352476 -3.8909605863321763, 338.38036146294854 -3.837612989389883, 338.46692558650267 -3.796408651408833, 338.55932375817565 -3.7683621599394774, 338.6552808283289 -3.754164112682762, 338.7524340154316 -3.754164112682762, 338.8483910855849 -3.7683621599394774, 338.9407892572579 -3.796408651408832, 339.02735338081203 -3.837612989389883, 339.1059519602358 -3.8909605863321763, 339.17464963765 -3.95513784734847, 339.2317548482422 -4.028564515280426, 339.27586147220654 -4.109432581874416, 339.30588345807877 -4.195750806945179, 339.32108156493047 -4.285393749317701, 339.32108156493047 -4.376154102242899, 339.30588345807877 -4.465797044615421, 339.27586147220654 -4.552115269686184, 339.2317548482422 -4.632983336280175, 339.17464963765 -4.706410004212132, 339.1059519602358 -4.770587265228426, 339.02735338081203 -4.82393486217072, 338.9407892572579 -4.865139200151767, 338.8483910855849 -4.893185691621121, 338.7524340154317 -4.90738373887784, 338.6552808283289 -4.90738373887784))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Asia
Culture	Phoenician
Origin	Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 12:03 PM

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