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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Nergal

Basic Info

Feature Name	Nergal
Clean Name	Nergal
Feature ID	4215
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	38.69 °
Southmost Latitude	38.48 °
Eastmost Longitude	200.22 °
Westmost Longitude	200.44 °
Diameter	9.60 km
Center Latitude	38.58 °
Center Longitude	200.33 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyro-Babylonian
Origin	Assyro-babylonian king of the underworld.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 16, 2015 3:51 PM

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