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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Shu

Basic Info

Feature Name Shu
Clean Name Shu
Feature ID 5503
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 43.64 °
Southmost Latitude 42.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 356.19 °
Westmost Longitude 357.49 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude 43.16 °
Center Longitude 356.84 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian god of air.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 20, 2015 11:43 AM

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