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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Thoth

Basic Info

Feature Name	Thoth
Clean Name	Thoth
Feature ID	5981
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-42.12 °
Southmost Latitude	-44.33 °
Eastmost Longitude	145.78 °
Westmost Longitude	148.73 °
Diameter	102.00 km
Center Latitude	-43.22 °
Center Longitude	147.25 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((212.63230221679981 -44.32692260695944, 212.40303596740702 -44.299715072055314, 212.18227284660298 -44.24596994205306, 211.97544877509267 -44.1670106004232, 211.78765644792637 -44.064781288207655, 211.62351993544598 -43.941799230352814, 211.48708082332658 -43.80109265327714, 211.38169869532402 -43.64612621988657, 211.30996840917297 -43.4807157180753, 211.27365620257757 -43.30893410336391, 211.27365620257757 -43.135011209217055, 211.30996840917297 -42.96322959450566, 211.38169869532402 -42.79781909269437, 211.48708082332658 -42.6428526593038, 211.62351993544598 -42.50214608222812, 211.78765644792637 -42.37916402437331, 211.97544877509267 -42.27693471215777, 212.18227284660298 -42.19797537052788, 212.40303596740702 -42.14423024052562, 212.63230221679981 -42.11702270562152, 212.86442629883015 -42.11702270562152, 213.09369254822295 -42.14423024052562, 213.31445566902698 -42.19797537052788, 213.5212797405373 -42.27693471215777, 213.7090720677036 -42.37916402437331, 213.87320858018398 -42.50214608222812, 214.0096476923034 -42.6428526593038, 214.11502982030595 -42.79781909269437, 214.186760106457 -42.963229594505655, 214.2230723130524 -43.135011209217055, 214.2230723130524 -43.30893410336391, 214.186760106457 -43.4807157180753, 214.11502982030595 -43.64612621988657, 214.0096476923034 -43.80109265327714, 213.87320858018398 -43.941799230352814, 213.7090720677036 -44.064781288207655, 213.5212797405373 -44.1670106004232, 213.31445566902698 -44.24596994205306, 213.09369254822295 -44.299715072055314, 212.86442629883015 -44.32692260695944, 212.63230221679981 -44.32692260695944))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 20, 2015 12:48 PM

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