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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Behram

Basic Info

Feature Name	Behram
Clean Name	Behram
Feature ID	14238
Target	Enceladus
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-12.72 °
Southmost Latitude	-15.51 °
Eastmost Longitude	180.05 °
Westmost Longitude	182.92 °
Diameter	13.29 km
Center Latitude	-15.43 °
Center Longitude	181.49 °
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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 a Persian king in the tale "Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma."
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	Aug 28, 2014 2:26 PM

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