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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Sin

Basic Info

Feature Name Sin
Clean Name Sin
Feature ID 5545
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 53.15 °
Southmost Latitude 52.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 357.11 °
Westmost Longitude 357.82 °
Diameter 19.00 km
Center Latitude 52.94 °
Center Longitude 357.46 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Culture Babylon
Origin Babylonian moon god.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 20, 2015 11:47 AM

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