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Planetary Names: Regio, regiones: Galileo Regio on Ganymede

Galileo Regio

Feature Name	Galileo Regio
Clean Name	Galileo Regio
Feature ID	2076
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Regio, regiones
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	83.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	63.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	180.00 °
Diameter	4439.00 km
Center Latitude	45.00 °
Center Longitude	127.00 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Italy
Quad	-
Reference	[68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Italian astronomer (1564-1642).
Last Updated	Feb 19, 2016 3:22 PM

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