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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Amon

Basic Info

Feature Name	Amon
Clean Name	Amon
Feature ID	238
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	34.80 °
Southmost Latitude	32.59 °
Eastmost Longitude	219.47 °
Westmost Longitude	221.76 °
Diameter	102.00 km
Center Latitude	33.69 °
Center Longitude	220.61 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyro-Babylonian
Origin	Theban king of gods.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 10:26 AM

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