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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ba'al

Basic Info

Feature Name Ba'al
Clean Name Ba al
Feature ID 649
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 25.35 °
Southmost Latitude 24.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 329.46 °
Westmost Longitude 330.49 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude 24.92 °
Center Longitude 329.97 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Culture Phoenician
Origin Phoenician; Canaanite god.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 13, 2015 11:26 AM

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