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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Anzu

Basic Info

Feature Name	Anzu
Clean Name	Anzu
Feature ID	309
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	65.81 °
Southmost Latitude	61.20 °
Eastmost Longitude	58.05 °
Westmost Longitude	67.41 °
Diameter	210.00 km
Center Latitude	63.51 °
Center Longitude	62.73 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((296.8987472882618 61.202137479022994, 296.1711319934505 61.25886756695846, 295.47050281818906 61.370930859788054, 294.8141115780279 61.535567987325564, 294.2181208037369 61.74872503709172, 293.697205766159 62.00515337509359, 293.2641931223378 62.29853888461268, 292.9297450806504 62.621657440713996, 292.7020968618527 62.96655279217729, 292.58685392061227 63.32473247080748, 292.58685392061227 63.687376904186515, 292.7020968618527 64.04555658281673, 292.9297450806504 64.39045193427998, 293.2641931223378 64.71357049038131, 293.697205766159 65.00695599990043, 294.2181208037369 65.2633843379023, 294.8141115780279 65.47654138766843, 295.47050281818906 65.64117851520594, 296.1711319934505 65.75324180803553, 296.8987472882618 65.809971895971, 297.63543239924826 65.809971895971, 298.3630476940598 65.75324180803553, 299.06367686932094 65.64117851520594, 299.72006810948216 65.47654138766843, 300.3160588837732 65.2633843379023, 300.836973921351 65.00695599990043, 301.2699865651722 64.71357049038131, 301.6044346068596 64.39045193427998, 301.8320828256574 64.04555658281673, 301.94732576689773 63.687376904186515, 301.94732576689773 63.32473247080748, 301.8320828256574 62.96655279217729, 301.6044346068596 62.621657440713996, 301.2699865651722 62.29853888461268, 300.836973921351 62.00515337509359, 300.3160588837732 61.74872503709172, 299.72006810948216 61.535567987325564, 299.06367686932094 61.370930859788054, 298.3630476940598 61.25886756695846, 297.63543239924826 61.202137479022994, 296.8987472882618 61.202137479022994))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Continent	Asia
Culture	Sumerian
Origin	Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird.
Reference	[157] - Great Figures of Mythology, by Peter Clayton: Crescent Books, New York, 1990.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 10:58 AM

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