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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ambat

Basic Info

Feature Name Ambat
Clean Name Ambat
Feature ID 14702
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -76.40 °
Southmost Latitude -76.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 301.70 °
Westmost Longitude 301.70 °
Diameter 42.90 km
Center Latitude -76.40 °
Center Longitude 301.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 17, 2010
Continent Oceania
Culture Melanesia
Origin Creator of islands from the giant shellfishes in mythology of Malekula Island (New Hebrides/Vanuatu, Melanesia).
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Jun 17, 2010 11:50 AM

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