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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Min

Basic Info

Feature Name	Min
Clean Name	Min
Feature ID	3908
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	29.59 °
Southmost Latitude	28.87 °
Eastmost Longitude	0.89 °
Westmost Longitude	1.63 °
Diameter	33.00 km
Center Latitude	29.23 °
Center Longitude	1.26 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian fertility god.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 16, 2015 2:43 PM

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