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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ptah

Basic Info

Feature Name	Ptah
Clean Name	Ptah
Feature ID	4858
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-65.57 °
Southmost Latitude	-66.23 °
Eastmost Longitude	216.37 °
Westmost Longitude	217.73 °
Diameter	30.00 km
Center Latitude	-65.90 °
Center Longitude	217.05 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 19, 2015 3:37 PM

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