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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Punt Facula]
Clean Name Punt Facula
Feature ID 6888
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -25.80 °
Southmost Latitude -26.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 239.40 °
Westmost Longitude 245.00 °
Diameter 228.00 km
Center Latitude -26.10 °
Center Longitude 242.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1985
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Egypt
Origin Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed to Punt (crater).
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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