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Planetary Names: Catena, catenae: Khnum Catena on Ganymede

Khnum Catena

Feature Name	Khnum Catena
Clean Name	Khnum Catena
Feature ID	3010
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Catena, catenae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	33.24 °
Southernmost Latitude	32.58 °
Easternmost Longitude	348.34 °
Westernmost Longitude	350.09 °
Diameter	66.00 km
Center Latitude	32.90 °
Center Longitude	349.27 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((9.938122558594801 33.14993896484, 9.998547363282301 33.19388427734, 10.069958496095 33.226843261715, 10.14686279297 33.23782958984, 10.289685058595 33.188391113277, 10.350109863282 33.100500488277, 10.448986816407 33.06204833984, 10.597302246095 33.089514160152, 10.729138183595 33.04007568359, 10.800549316407 32.99613037109, 10.87196044922 32.963171386715, 10.948864746095 32.935705566402, 11.080700683595 32.891760253902, 11.212536621095 32.90823974609, 11.294934082032 32.831335449215, 11.448742675782 32.770910644527, 11.53114013672 32.737951660152, 11.64100341797 32.704992675777, 11.66297607422 32.639074707027, 11.624523925782 32.584143066402, 11.481701660157 32.589636230465, 11.344372558595 32.639074707027, 11.234509277345 32.650061035152, 11.108166503907 32.677526855465, 11.020275878907 32.704992675777, 10.976330566407 32.737951660152, 10.855480957032 32.748937988277, 10.773083496095 32.75443115234, 10.663220214845 32.792883300777, 10.536877441407 32.79837646484, 10.465466308595 32.84232177734, 10.405041503907 32.902746582027, 10.36658935547 32.957678222652, 10.27869873047 32.963171386715, 10.16883544922 32.93021240234, 9.960095214844801 32.990637207027, 9.916149902344801 33.056555175777, 9.910656738282301 33.095007324215, 9.938122558594801 33.14993896484))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Egypt
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Egyptian creation god.
Last Updated	Nov 16, 2015 11:15 AM

Khnum Catena

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