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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Khonsu
Clean Name Khonsu
Feature ID 3012
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -36.65 °
Southmost Latitude -38.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 189.85 °
Westmost Longitude 191.81 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude -37.51 °
Center Longitude 190.83 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Egyptian moon god.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Nov 16, 2015 11:19 AM

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