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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ningishzida

Basic Info

Feature Name	Ningishzida
Clean Name	Ningishzida
Feature ID	4290
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	14.45 °
Southmost Latitude	13.76 °
Eastmost Longitude	189.47 °
Westmost Longitude	190.20 °
Diameter	32.00 km
Center Latitude	14.11 °
Center Longitude	189.84 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	Asia
Culture	Sumerian
Origin	Sumerian vegetation god.
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated	Nov 19, 2015 3:16 PM

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