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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Latpon

Basic Info

Feature Name	Latpon
Clean Name	Latpon
Feature ID	3294
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	59.20 °
Southmost Latitude	58.27 °
Eastmost Longitude	170.71 °
Westmost Longitude	171.72 °
Diameter	43.00 km
Center Latitude	58.74 °
Center Longitude	171.21 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((188.74662923537787 58.27276232674524, 188.66835365544463 58.284175352297574, 188.59298119502196 58.30672037683526, 188.52236777423093 58.33984226703171, 188.45825212984457 58.38272545202505, 188.40221300181483 58.43431400547959, 188.3556302594569 58.493337645996654, 188.319650924488 58.55834301565846, 188.29516092754324 58.62772946652355, 188.28276329362527 58.69978847389115, 188.28276329362527 58.77274570584965, 188.29516092754324 58.84480471321725, 188.319650924488 58.91419116408234, 188.3556302594569 58.979196533744144, 188.40221300181483 59.03822017426121, 188.45825212984457 59.0898087277156, 188.52236777423093 59.132691912708935, 188.59298119502196 59.165813802905504, 188.66835365544463 59.188358827443274, 188.74662923537787 59.19977185299544, 188.82588053025967 59.19977185299544, 188.9041561101933 59.188358827443274, 188.97952857061586 59.165813802905504, 189.05014199140655 59.132691912708935, 189.11425763579297 59.0898087277156, 189.1702967638231 59.03822017426121, 189.21687950618067 58.979196533744144, 189.25285884114933 58.91419116408234, 189.27734883809458 58.84480471321725, 189.28974647201267 58.77274570584965, 189.28974647201267 58.69978847389115, 189.27734883809458 58.62772946652355, 189.25285884114933 58.55834301565846, 189.21687950618067 58.493337645996654, 189.1702967638231 58.43431400547959, 189.11425763579297 58.38272545202505, 189.05014199140655 58.33984226703171, 188.97952857061586 58.30672037683526, 188.9041561101933 58.284175352297574, 188.82588053025967 58.27276232674524, 188.74662923537787 58.27276232674524))
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	Asia
Culture	Phoenician
Origin	One of the sons of El.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 16, 2015 1:24 PM

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