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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Besua
Clean Name Besua
Feature ID 15429
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -41.36 °
Southmost Latitude -43.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 301.62 °
Westmost Longitude 298.80 °
Diameter 17.00 km
Center Latitude -42.35 °
Center Longitude 300.21 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 15, 2015
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Egyptian grain god.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Feb 04, 2016 2:00 PM

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