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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Damkina

Basic Info

Feature Name	Damkina
Clean Name	Damkina
Feature ID	14132
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-28.16 °
Southmost Latitude	-32.17 °
Eastmost Longitude	2.52 °
Westmost Longitude	7.25 °
Diameter	190.00 km
Center Latitude	-30.17 °
Center Longitude	4.88 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((354.9314442869732 -32.171304476250064, 354.5638562977036 -32.12198051122222, 354.2099015752092 -32.024547100882366, 353.87829565946544 -31.881403379156033, 353.5772037886553 -31.696074019538884, 353.31403984390494 -31.473122445937577, 353.095283794925 -31.218038466028037, 352.92632214165036 -30.937103093970833, 352.8113152807375 -30.637233890997024, 352.7530950627869 -30.325814632092687, 352.7530950627869 -30.01051349295331, 352.8113152807375 -29.699094234048975, 352.92632214165036 -29.399225031075172, 353.095283794925 -29.118289659017965, 353.31403984390494 -28.86320567910842, 353.5772037886553 -28.640254105507115, 353.87829565946544 -28.454924745889972, 354.2099015752092 -28.31178102416364, 354.5638562977036 -28.214347613823783, 354.9314442869732 -28.165023648795938, 355.30361430676675 -28.165023648795938, 355.67120229603637 -28.214347613823776, 356.02515701853076 -28.31178102416364, 356.3567629342745 -28.454924745889972, 356.65785480508464 -28.640254105507115, 356.921018749835 -28.86320567910842, 357.1397747988149 -29.118289659017965, 357.3087364520896 -29.399225031075172, 357.42374331300243 -29.699094234048975, 357.48196353095307 -30.01051349295331, 357.48196353095307 -30.325814632092687, 357.42374331300243 -30.637233890997024, 357.3087364520896 -30.937103093970833, 357.1397747988149 -31.218038466028037, 356.921018749835 -31.473122445937577, 356.65785480508464 -31.696074019538884, 356.3567629342745 -31.881403379156033, 356.02515701853076 -32.024547100882366, 355.67120229603637 -32.121980511222226, 355.30361430676675 -32.171304476250064, 354.9314442869732 -32.171304476250064))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Continent	Asia
Culture	Babylon
Origin	Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts.
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 11:57 AM

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