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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Upuant

Basic Info

Feature Name	Upuant
Clean Name	Upuant
Feature ID	6232
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	46.59 °
Southmost Latitude	46.22 °
Eastmost Longitude	319.31 °
Westmost Longitude	319.77 °
Diameter	17.00 km
Center Latitude	46.40 °
Center Longitude	319.54 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Nov 20, 2015 12:55 PM

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