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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Musa Patera

Basic Info

Feature Name	Musa Patera
Clean Name	Musa Patera
Feature ID	15302
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Patera, paterae

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-31.03 °
Southmost Latitude	-31.80 °
Eastmost Longitude	187.58 °
Westmost Longitude	189.27 °
Diameter	69.00 km
Center Latitude	-31.35 °
Center Longitude	188.46 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 02, 2015
Continent	Asia
Culture	Jordan
Origin	Wadi in Jordan, proximal to Petra archeological site.
Reference	[351] - Petra. UNESCO World Heritage List, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2015. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326.
Updated	Feb 12, 2016 10:26 AM

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