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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ali Baba on Enceladus
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Ali Baba
Feature Name
Ali Baba
Clean Name
Ali Baba
Feature ID
184
Target
Enceladus
Feature Type
Crater, craters
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
58.08 °
Southernmost Latitude
50.64 °
Easternmost Longitude
10.42 °
Westernmost Longitude
24.61 °
Diameter
34.09
km
Center Latitude
56.84 °
Center Longitude
17.51 °
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
1982
Origin
Hero of tale who found a great treasure owned by 40 thieves.
Last Updated
Aug 28, 2014 2:17 PM
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