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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Anubis

Basic Info

Feature Name	Anubis
Clean Name	Anubis
Feature ID	303
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-83.20 °
Southmost Latitude	-85.68 °
Eastmost Longitude	116.57 °
Westmost Longitude	140.76 °
Diameter	114.00 km
Center Latitude	-84.44 °
Center Longitude	128.66 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 10:54 AM

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