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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Hershef

Basic Info

Feature Name	Hershef
Clean Name	Hershef
Feature ID	2480
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	48.69 °
Southmost Latitude	46.08 °
Eastmost Longitude	267.58 °
Westmost Longitude	271.19 °
Diameter	120.00 km
Center Latitude	47.39 °
Center Longitude	269.38 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian ram-headed god.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 3:51 PM

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