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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Zakar

Basic Info

Feature Name	Zakar
Clean Name	Zakar
Feature ID	6692
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	33.13 °
Southmost Latitude	29.42 °
Eastmost Longitude	331.57 °
Westmost Longitude	335.78 °
Diameter	170.00 km
Center Latitude	31.28 °
Center Longitude	333.67 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyrian
Origin	Assyrian supreme deity.
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated	Nov 20, 2015 1:23 PM

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