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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Wepwawet

Basic Info

Feature Name	Wepwawet
Clean Name	Wepwawet
Feature ID	6520
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-69.00 °
Southmost Latitude	-70.78 °
Eastmost Longitude	57.08 °
Westmost Longitude	62.55 °
Diameter	86.00 km
Center Latitude	-69.89 °
Center Longitude	59.81 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((299.97171600442084 -70.7816187499394, 299.54681168655316 -70.75963985053082, 299.1376664089379 -70.71622324516085, 298.7543546861859 -70.65243799474521, 298.40631492504906 -70.56985470384018, 298.10211701952466 -70.4705068471461, 297.8492513316221 -70.35684069861142, 297.65394425379026 -70.23165509604932, 297.52100489447236 -70.09803252446217, 297.45370666189547 -69.95926321503028, 297.45370666189547 -69.81876412870076, 297.52100489447236 -69.67999481926887, 297.65394425379026 -69.54637224768172, 297.8492513316221 -69.42118664511963, 298.10211701952466 -69.30752049658494, 298.40631492504906 -69.20817263989086, 298.7543546861859 -69.12558934898583, 299.1376664089379 -69.06180409857019, 299.54681168655316 -69.01838749320022, 299.97171600442084 -68.99640859379164, 300.40191680805884 -68.99640859379164, 300.82682112592653 -69.01838749320022, 301.2359664035418 -69.06180409857019, 301.6192781262941 -69.12558934898583, 301.9673178874309 -69.20817263989086, 302.27151579295503 -69.30752049658494, 302.5243814808576 -69.42118664511963, 302.7196885586894 -69.54637224768172, 302.85262791800733 -69.67999481926887, 302.9199261505845 -69.81876412870076, 302.9199261505845 -69.95926321503028, 302.85262791800733 -70.09803252446217, 302.7196885586894 -70.23165509604932, 302.5243814808576 -70.35684069861142, 302.27151579295503 -70.4705068471461, 301.9673178874309 -70.56985470384018, 301.6192781262941 -70.65243799474521, 301.2359664035418 -70.71622324516085, 300.82682112592653 -70.75963985053082, 300.40191680805884 -70.7816187499394, 299.97171600442084 -70.7816187499394))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Ancient Egyptian jackal deity.
Reference	[157] - Great Figures of Mythology, by Peter Clayton: Crescent Books, New York, 1990.
Updated	Nov 20, 2015 1:06 PM

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