Planetary Names

Basic Info

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

Location

Control Network
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 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Continent	Africa
Ethnicity	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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