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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nepen
Clean Name Nepen
Feature ID 15491
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 7.67 °
Southmost Latitude 4.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 222.16 °
Westmost Longitude 218.92 °
Diameter 26.40 km
Center Latitude 6.19 °
Center Longitude 220.54 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 20, 2016
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Egyptian god of rain.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Jun 20, 2016 2:59 PM

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