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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Geb

Basic Info

Feature Name	Geb
Clean Name	Geb
Feature ID	2127
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	57.07 °
Southmost Latitude	55.75 °
Eastmost Longitude	181.57 °
Westmost Longitude	183.72 °
Diameter	60.00 km
Center Latitude	56.41 °
Center Longitude	182.65 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Heliopolis Earth god.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 1:32 PM

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