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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

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

Location


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 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Africa
Ethnicity 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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