Planetary Names

Basic Info

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

Location

Control Network
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 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Asia
Ethnicity	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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