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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Tros

Basic Info

Feature Name	Tros
Clean Name	Tros
Feature ID	6091
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	12.08 °
Southmost Latitude	10.20 °
Eastmost Longitude	26.22 °
Westmost Longitude	28.31 °
Diameter	94.00 km
Center Latitude	11.14 °
Center Longitude	27.26 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Culture	Greek
Origin	Greek; father of Ganymede.
Reference	[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated	Nov 20, 2015 12:52 PM

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