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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Namtar

Basic Info

Feature Name Namtar
Clean Name Namtar
Feature ID 4132
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -57.80 °
Southmost Latitude -58.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 339.81 °
Westmost Longitude 341.59 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude -58.34 °
Center Longitude 340.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Culture Assyro-Babylonian
Origin Assyro-Babylonian plague demon.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 16, 2015 3:20 PM

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