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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Eshmun

Basic Info

Feature Name	Eshmun
Clean Name	Eshmun
Feature ID	1845
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-16.37 °
Southmost Latitude	-18.53 °
Eastmost Longitude	191.01 °
Westmost Longitude	193.23 °
Diameter	98.00 km
Center Latitude	-17.45 °
Center Longitude	192.12 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Asia
Culture	Phoenician
Origin	Phoenician; divinity of Sidon.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 12:38 PM

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