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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Osiris

Basic Info

Feature Name Osiris
Clean Name Osiris
Feature ID 4509
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -36.85 °
Southmost Latitude -39.15 °
Eastmost Longitude 164.84 °
Westmost Longitude 167.78 °
Diameter 107.00 km
Center Latitude -38.00 °
Center Longitude 166.31 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian god of the dead.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 19, 2015 3:35 PM

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