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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ninkasi

Basic Info

Feature Name	Ninkasi
Clean Name	Ninkasi
Feature ID	4295
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	60.05 °
Southmost Latitude	58.36 °
Eastmost Longitude	47.14 °
Westmost Longitude	50.56 °
Diameter	81.00 km
Center Latitude	59.21 °
Center Longitude	48.85 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Continent	Asia
Culture	Sumerian
Origin	Sumerian goddess of brewing.
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated	Nov 19, 2015 3:18 PM

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