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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
2053	Gaea	Gaea	Amalthea	80.00	-80.00	90.00	-56.07	-56.07	90.00	90.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	1979	[19]	Greek mother earth goddess who brought Zeus to Crete.	None	Sep 10, 2014
2646	Ida Facula	Ida Facula	Amalthea	50.00	20.00	175.00	1.43	1.43	175.00	175.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Facula, faculae	FA	-	Approved	1979	[19]	Greek; mountain where Zeus played as a child.	None	Sep 10, 2014
3528	Lyctos Facula	Lyctos Facula	Amalthea	25.00	-20.00	170.00	-5.45	-5.45	170.00	170.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Facula, faculae	FA	-	Approved	1979	[19]	Greek; area in Crete where Zeus was raised.	None	Sep 10, 2014
4569	Pan	Pan	Amalthea	100.00	55.00	35.00	20.52	20.52	35.00	35.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	1979	[19]	Greek; goat-god, son of Amalthea and Hermes in some legends, also Zeus' foster brother.	None	Sep 10, 2014

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