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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ninsum

Basic Info

Feature Name	Ninsum
Clean Name	Ninsum
Feature ID	4299
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-13.40 °
Southmost Latitude	-15.29 °
Eastmost Longitude	139.58 °
Westmost Longitude	141.53 °
Diameter	88.00 km
Center Latitude	-14.35 °
Center Longitude	140.55 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyro-Babylonian
Origin	Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 19, 2015 3:28 PM

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