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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ajib on Enceladus
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Ajib
Feature Name
Ajib
Clean Name
Ajib
Feature ID
14603
Target
Enceladus
Feature Type
Crater, craters
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
61.26 °
Southernmost Latitude
57.52 °
Easternmost Longitude
235.88 °
Westernmost Longitude
242.91 °
Diameter
15.68
km
Center Latitude
61.68 °
Center Longitude
239.39 °
WKT String
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Continent
Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Arabian
Quad
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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.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
Nov 17, 2009
Origin
Brother of Gharib in the tale "The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib."
Last Updated
Aug 28, 2014 2:03 PM
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