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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Bigeh Facula

Basic Info

Feature Name	Bigeh Facula
Clean Name	Bigeh Facula
Feature ID	742
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Facula, faculae

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	31.30 °
Southmost Latitude	26.50 °
Eastmost Longitude	92.30 °
Westmost Longitude	96.90 °
Diameter	224.00 km
Center Latitude	29.00 °
Center Longitude	94.30 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Continent	Africa
Culture	Egypt
Origin	Island where Hapi, Egyptian Nile god, resided.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Feb 24, 2016 3:20 PM

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