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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Khnum Catena
Clean Name Khnum Catena
Feature ID 3010
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Catena, catenae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 33.24 °
Southmost Latitude 32.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 348.34 °
Westmost Longitude 350.09 °
Diameter 66.00 km
Center Latitude 32.90 °
Center Longitude 349.27 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Egyptian creation god.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Nov 16, 2015 11:15 AM

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