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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ormazd

Basic Info

Feature Name Ormazd
Clean Name Ormazd
Feature ID 4495
Target Rhea
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 53.90 °
Southmost Latitude 53.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 58.40 °
Westmost Longitude 58.50 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 52.50 °
Center Longitude 58.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Asia
Culture Persian
Origin Persian progenitor god of light.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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