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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Abydos Facula

Basic Info

Feature Name	Abydos Facula
Clean Name	Abydos Facula
Feature ID	26
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Facula, faculae

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	35.20 °
Southmost Latitude	31.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	151.10 °
Westmost Longitude	155.80 °
Diameter	180.00 km
Center Latitude	33.33 °
Center Longitude	153.44 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian town where Osiris was worshipped.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Feb 24, 2016 2:46 PM

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