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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Aleyin

Basic Info

Feature Name Aleyin
Clean Name Aleyin
Feature ID 179
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 15.27 °
Southmost Latitude 15.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 133.95 °
Westmost Longitude 134.21 °
Diameter 12.40 km
Center Latitude 15.14 °
Center Longitude 134.08 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Culture Phoenician
Origin Son of Ba'al, spirit of springs.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 13, 2015 10:18 AM

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