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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Harakhtes

Basic Info

Feature Name	Harakhtes
Clean Name	Harakhtes
Feature ID	2359
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	37.12 °
Southmost Latitude	34.78 °
Eastmost Longitude	98.80 °
Westmost Longitude	101.71 °
Diameter	108.00 km
Center Latitude	35.95 °
Center Longitude	100.26 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	"Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 2:18 PM

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