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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Khonsu

Basic Info

Feature Name	Khonsu
Clean Name	Khonsu
Feature ID	3012
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-36.65 °
Southmost Latitude	-38.37 °
Eastmost Longitude	189.85 °
Westmost Longitude	191.81 °
Diameter	80.00 km
Center Latitude	-37.51 °
Center Longitude	190.83 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((169.09267237011463 -38.374640025796985, 168.94036486133922 -38.35344163542259, 168.7937062011648 -38.311566829398274, 168.65630761253712 -38.25004670442285, 168.531552304708 -38.170396090146795, 168.42251216739518 -38.07457624903882, 168.33187213066287 -37.96494658359483, 168.2618640530325 -37.844206540018064, 168.2142117657187 -37.715329138894596, 168.1900886261841 -37.58148776955967, 168.1900886261841 -37.44597805072033, 168.2142117657187 -37.312136681385404, 168.2618640530325 -37.183259280261936, 168.33187213066287 -37.06251923668517, 168.42251216739518 -36.95288957124118, 168.531552304708 -36.857069730133205, 168.65630761253712 -36.77741911585715, 168.7937062011648 -36.715898990881726, 168.94036486133922 -36.67402418485741, 169.09267237011463 -36.652825794483014, 169.2468784111454 -36.652825794483014, 169.3991859199208 -36.67402418485741, 169.5458445800952 -36.715898990881726, 169.6832431687229 -36.77741911585715, 169.80799847655203 -36.857069730133205, 169.91703861386483 -36.95288957124118, 170.00767865059714 -37.06251923668517, 170.07768672822752 -37.183259280261936, 170.12533901554133 -37.312136681385404, 170.14946215507592 -37.44597805072033, 170.14946215507592 -37.58148776955967, 170.12533901554133 -37.715329138894596, 170.07768672822752 -37.844206540018064, 170.00767865059714 -37.96494658359483, 169.91703861386483 -38.07457624903882, 169.80799847655203 -38.170396090146795, 169.6832431687229 -38.25004670442285, 169.5458445800952 -38.311566829398274, 169.3991859199208 -38.35344163542259, 169.2468784111454 -38.374640025796985, 169.09267237011463 -38.374640025796985))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian moon god.
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated	Nov 16, 2015 11:19 AM

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