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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Amset

Basic Info

Feature Name Amset
Clean Name Amset
Feature ID 245
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.29 °
Southmost Latitude -14.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 178.64 °
Westmost Longitude 178.87 °
Diameter 11.00 km
Center Latitude -14.41 °
Center Longitude 178.75 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Nov 13, 2015 10:30 AM

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