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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Heliopolis Facula

Basic Info

Feature Name Heliopolis Facula
Clean Name Heliopolis Facula
Feature ID 2426
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.00 °
Southmost Latitude 18.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.70 °
Westmost Longitude 147.50 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude 18.50 °
Center Longitude 147.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Sacred Egyptian city of the sun.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Feb 25, 2016 8:15 AM

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