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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Sharrkan

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sharrkan
Clean Name	Sharrkan
Feature ID	14223
Target	Enceladus
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	15.46 °
Southmost Latitude	14.59 °
Eastmost Longitude	301.40 °
Westmost Longitude	302.42 °
Diameter	4.30 km
Center Latitude	16.42 °
Center Longitude	301.91 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 07, 2006
Continent	Asia
Culture	Arabian
Origin	Son of the great King Omar in "The Tale of King Omar and his Sons."
Reference	[52] - Alf Laylah Wa Laylah, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, by Richard F. Burton: Larsen-Harper, Colo. Press, Denver, Colo., 1900.
Updated	Nov 06, 2014 12:44 PM

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