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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Nut

Basic Info

Feature Name Nut
Clean Name Nut
Feature ID 4364
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -53.26 °
Southmost Latitude -55.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 267.53 °
Westmost Longitude 270.88 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude -54.21 °
Center Longitude 269.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian goddess of the sky.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 19, 2015 3:31 PM

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