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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Nyctimus

Basic Info

Feature Name Nyctimus
Clean Name Nyctimus
Feature ID 4372
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -62.40 °
Southmost Latitude -63.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.00 °
Westmost Longitude 4.80 °
Diameter 34.00 km
Center Latitude -62.80 °
Center Longitude 3.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Brother of Callisto.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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