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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Hathor

Basic Info

Feature Name	Hathor
Clean Name	Hathor
Feature ID	2383
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-65.06 °
Southmost Latitude	-68.74 °
Eastmost Longitude	264.45 °
Westmost Longitude	273.03 °
Diameter	173.00 km
Center Latitude	-66.90 °
Center Longitude	268.74 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((90.92336659209849 -68.74561473457474, 90.25634398450063 -68.70029100792534, 89.61406020793011 -68.61075957519753, 89.01233042058374 -68.4792249974028, 88.4659712068526 -68.30892609238472, 87.98843574384108 -68.1040561843745, 87.59148253949786 -67.86965985043157, 87.28488589912601 -67.61150870621444, 87.07619524954738 -67.33595928964833, 86.97054924715917 -67.04979654186509, 86.97054924715917 -66.76006673943492, 87.07619524954738 -66.47390399165168, 87.28488589912601 -66.19835457508557, 87.59148253949786 -65.94020343086844, 87.98843574384108 -65.70580709692551, 88.4659712068526 -65.50093718891529, 89.01233042058374 -65.33063828389722, 89.61406020793011 -65.19910370610248, 90.25634398450063 -65.10957227337467, 90.92336659209849 -65.06424854672527, 91.5987037204035 -65.06424854672527, 92.26572632800136 -65.10957227337467, 92.90801010457189 -65.19910370610248, 93.50973989191826 -65.33063828389722, 94.0560991056494 -65.50093718891529, 94.53363456866091 -65.70580709692551, 94.93058777300413 -65.94020343086844, 95.23718441337599 -66.19835457508557, 95.44587506295461 -66.47390399165168, 95.55152106534283 -66.76006673943492, 95.55152106534283 -67.04979654186509, 95.44587506295461 -67.33595928964833, 95.23718441337599 -67.61150870621444, 94.93058777300413 -67.86965985043157, 94.53363456866091 -68.1040561843745, 94.0560991056494 -68.30892609238472, 93.50973989191826 -68.4792249974028, 92.90801010457189 -68.61075957519753, 92.26572632800136 -68.70029100792534, 91.5987037204035 -68.74561473457474, 90.92336659209849 -68.74561473457474))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian goddess of joy and love.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 2:27 PM

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