List of craters on Ganymede

Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system, and thus has many craters covering its hard surface. Here is a list of Ganymedean craters that have been given names. Most are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths.

List of craters on Ganymede

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter	Year named	Named after
Achelous	61°48′N 11°42′W / 61.8°N 11.7°W	40.0	1979	Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother.
Adad	57°30′N 358°06′W / 57.5°N 358.1°W	39.0	1979	Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder.
Adapa	73°06′N 31°18′W / 73.1°N 31.3°W	56.0	1979	Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life.
Agreus	15°54′N 232°42′W / 15.9°N 232.7°W	63.0	1985	Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre.
Agrotes	60°54′N 192°30′W / 60.9°N 192.5°W	74.0	1985	Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god.
Aleyin	15°06′N 134°06′W / 15.1°N 134.1°W	12.4	1997	Aleyin, Son of Ba'al, spirit of springs.
Ammura	31°42′N 342°24′W / 31.7°N 342.4°W	61.5	1979	Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west.
Amon	33°42′N 220°42′W / 33.7°N 220.7°W	101.8	1985	Amon, Theban king of gods.
Amset	14°24′S 178°48′W / 14.4°S 178.8°W	10.9	1997	Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus.
Anat	4°06′S 127°54′W / 4.1°S 127.9°W	2.9	1985	Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede.
Andjeti	52°48′S 161°06′W / 52.8°S 161.1°W	52.5	1985	Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus.
Anhur	32°36′N 192°18′W / 32.6°N 192.3°W	25.0	1997	Anhur, Egyptian warrior god.
Antum	5°06′N 218°54′W / 5.1°N 218.9°W	14.7	1985	Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu.
Anu	65°12′N 344°18′W / 65.2°N 344.3°W	55.0	1979	Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens.
Anubis	84°12′S 128°54′W / 84.2°S 128.9°W	113.8	1988	Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead.
Anzu	63°30′N 62°30′W / 63.5°N 62.5°W	205.0	2000	Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird.
Apophis	8°00′S 276°00′W / 8.0°S 276.0°W	65.0	2000	Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence.
Ashîma	39°06′S 123°00′W / 39.1°S 123.0°W	84.2	1985	Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate.
Asshur	54°12′N 333°30′W / 54.2°N 333.5°W	25.6	1979	Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god.
Atra-hasis	22°30′N 254°12′W / 22.5°N 254.2°W	125.0	2000	Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood.
Aya	68°18′N 322°12′W / 68.3°N 322.2°W	38.0	1979	Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash.
Ba'al	24°54′N 329°54′W / 24.9°N 329.9°W	43.2	1979	Ba'al, Phoenician; Canaanite god.
Bau	23°00′N 48°42′W / 23.0°N 48.7°W	80.2	1988	Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash.
Bes	25°30′S 180°54′W / 25.5°S 180.9°W	61.0	1985	Bes, Egyptian god of marriage.
Chrysor	15°18′N 134°18′W / 15.3°N 134.3°W	6.9	1997	Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail.
Cisti	31°42′S 64°12′W / 31.7°S 64.2°W	69.6	1997	Cisti, Iranian healing god.
Damkina	30°00′S 5°00′W / 30.0°S 5.0°W	180.0	2006	Damkina, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts.
Danel	4°18′S 21°18′W / 4.3°S 21.3°W	55.2	1979	Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination.
Dendera	1°12′S 255°24′W / 1.2°S 255.4°W	82.2	2000	Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.)
Diment	23°06′N 351°48′W / 23.1°N 351.8°W	40.4	1979	Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead.
Ea	17°42′N 148°42′W / 17.7°N 148.7°W	19.1	1997	Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth.
El	1°00′N 151°24′W / 1.0°N 151.4°W	54.3	1997	El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods.
Enkidu	11°36′N 168°24′W / 11.6°N 168.4°W	5.0	1997	Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh.
Enlil	26°36′S 325°12′W / 26.6°S 325.2°W	121.1	1982	Enlil, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature.
En-zu	55°18′N 312°12′W / 55.3°N 312.2°W	34.4	1979	Enzu, Babylonian moon god.
Epigeus	23°24′N 180°36′W / 23.4°N 180.6°W	343.0	1997	Epigeus, Phoenician god.
Erichthonius	15°18′S 175°18′W / 15.3°S 175.3°W	30.5	1997	Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede.
Eshmun	17°24′S 192°06′W / 17.4°S 192.1°W	96.5	1979	Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon.
Etana	74°42′N 340°30′W / 74.7°N 340.5°W	44.5	1979	Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir.
Gad	13°36′S 137°36′W / 13.6°S 137.6°W	72.1	1985	Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune.
Geb	56°18′N 182°36′W / 56.3°N 182.6°W	60.0	1985	Geb, Heliopolis Earth god.
Geinos	18°36′N 219°24′W / 18.6°N 219.4°W	58.0	1985	Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making.
Gilgamesh	62°48′S 125°00′W / 62.8°S 125.0°W	153.0	1979	Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died.
Gir	34°00′N 145°42′W / 34.0°N 145.7°W	73.2	1985	Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat.
Gula	64°06′N 12°18′W / 64.1°N 12.3°W	38.0	1979	Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; health god.
Halieus	34°18′N 167°06′W / 34.3°N 167.1°W	91.6	1985	Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god.
Hapi	30°36′S 212°36′W / 30.6°S 212.6°W	98.5	1988	Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile.
Harakhtes	35°54′N 100°12′W / 35.9°N 100.2°W	108.0	2000	Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun.
Haroeris	28°30′N 296°48′W / 28.5°N 296.8°W	70.0	2000	Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus.
Hathor	66°54′S 268°36′W / 66.9°S 268.6°W	173.0	1979	Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love.
Hay-tau	14°30′N 133°06′W / 14.5°N 133.1°W	26.9	1997	Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation.
Hedetet	33°00′S 251°06′W / 33.0°S 251.1°W	102.3	2000	Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess.
Hershef	47°18′N 269°30′W / 47.3°N 269.5°W	117.9	2000	Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god.
Humbaba	55°12′S 67°18′W / 55.2°S 67.3°W	35.0	2000	Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests.
Ilah	21°54′N 160°36′W / 21.9°N 160.6°W	79.6	1985	Ilah, First Sumerian sky god.
Ilus	13°24′S 110°18′W / 13.4°S 110.3°W	90.0	1985	Ilus, Ganymede's brother.
Irkalla	32°36′S 114°42′W / 32.6°S 114.7°W	116.2	1985	Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream.
Ishkur	0°18′N 8°24′W / 0.3°N 8.4°W	67.6	1985	Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain.
Isimu	8°24′N 2°00′W / 8.4°N 2°W	89.5	1985	Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation.
Isis	67°18′S 201°06′W / 67.3°S 201.1°W	75.3	1979	Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris.
Kadi	47°42′N 178°30′W / 47.7°N 178.5°W	86.7	1985	Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice.
Keret	16°00′N 35°12′W / 16.0°N 35.2°W	36.0	1979	Keret, Phoenician hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery.
Khensu	1°00′N 152°54′W / 1.0°N 152.9°W	14.2	1997	Khensu, Egyptian moon god.
Khepri	20°24′N 147°36′W / 20.4°N 147.6°W	47.1	1997	Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans.
Khnum	17°48′S 85°12′W / 17.8°S 85.2°W	45.0		Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena.
Khonsu	37°30′S 190°48′W / 37.5°S 190.8°W	80.0	1988	Khonsu, Egyptian moon god.
Khumbam	24°06′S 335°24′W / 24.1°S 335.4°W	56.9	1979	Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god.
Kingu	34°48′S 227°06′W / 34.8°S 227.1°W	78.0	1988	Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man.
Kishar	72°36′N 349°42′W / 72.6°N 349.7°W	79.0	1979	Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess.
Kittu	0°24′N 334°36′W / 0.4°N 334.6°W	15.0	1985	Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice.
Kulla	33°18′N 113°48′W / 33.3°N 113.8°W	92.4	1985	Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making.
Lagamal	64°24′N 244°48′W / 64.4°N 244.8°W	131.0	2000	Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea.
Latpon	58°48′N 171°12′W / 58.8°N 171.2°W	42.0	1997	Latpon, One of the sons of El.
Lugalmeslam	23°48′N 193°48′W / 23.8°N 193.8°W	65.1	1997	Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld.
Lumha	36°00′N 154°18′W / 36.0°N 154.3°W	57.8	1985	Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest.
Maa	1°18′N 203°36′W / 1.3°N 203.6°W	31.7	1997	Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight.
Mehit	29°00′N 164°24′W / 29.0°N 164.4°W	47.2	1985	Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife.
Melkart	9°54′S 186°12′W / 9.9°S 186.2°W	105.0	1979	Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre.
Menhit	36°30′S 140°30′W / 36.5°S 140.5°W	140.0	2006	Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess.
Min	29°12′N 1°12′W / 29.2°N 1.2°W	33.1	1988	Min, Egyptian fertility god.
Mir	3°18′S 230°18′W / 3.3°S 230.3°W	8.0	1985	Mir, West Semitic god of wind.
Misharu	4°24′S 335°54′W / 4.4°S 335.9°W	88.0	1985	Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law.
Mont	44°36′N 311°54′W / 44.6°N 311.9°W	15.0	1997	Mont, Theban war god.
Mor	30°30′N 327°24′W / 30.5°N 327.4°W	41.3	1979	Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest.
Mot	9°54′N 165°54′W / 9.9°N 165.9°W	23.3	1997	Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El.
Mush	15°06′S 114°48′W / 15.1°S 114.8°W	99.3	1985	Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent.
Nabu	45°24′S 1°12′W / 45.4°S 1.2°W	40.0	1979	Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity.
Nah-Hunte	17°48′S 85°12′W / 17.8°S 85.2°W	49.4	2000	Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice.
Namtar	58°18′S 340°48′W / 58.3°S 340.8°W	49.2	1979	Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon.
Nanna	17°36′S 241°54′W / 17.6°S 241.9°W	56.0	1985	Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom.
Nefertum	44°18′N 321°06′W / 44.3°N 321.1°W	28.7	1997	Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah.
Neheh	72°06′N 62°30′W / 72.1°N 62.5°W	54.0	1985	Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity.
Neith	29°24′N 7°00′W / 29.4°N 7.0°W	87.6	1988	Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts.
Nergal	38°36′N 200°18′W / 38.6°N 200.3°W	9.6	1997	Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld.
Nidaba	17°42′N 123°12′W / 17.7°N 123.2°W	199.4	1985	Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess.
Nigirsu	58°12′S 320°30′W / 58.2°S 320.5°W	53.3	1979	Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god.
Ningishzida	14°06′N 189°48′W / 14.1°N 189.8°W	32.0	1997	Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god.
Ninkasi	59°12′N 48°42′W / 59.2°N 48.7°W	81.0	1988	Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing.
Ninki	8°12′S 120°30′W / 8.2°S 120.5°W	194.2	1985	Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water.
Ninlil	6°12′N 118°18′W / 6.2°N 118.3°W	90.8	1985	Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort.
Ninsum	14°30′S 140°36′W / 14.5°S 140.6°W	88.2	1985	Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother.
Nut	54°18′S 269°18′W / 54.3°S 269.3°W	93.0	1979	Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky.
Osiris	38°06′S 166°24′W / 38.1°S 166.4°W	107.7	1979	Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead.
Ptah	65°54′S 217°00′W / 65.9°S 217.0°W	30.2	1988	Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans.
Punt	24°54′S 239°54′W / 24.9°S 239.9°W	135.0	1997	Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula.
Ruti	13°12′N 308°36′W / 13.2°N 308.6°W	16.0	1979	Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god.
Saltu	14°12′S 352°42′W / 14.2°S 352.7°W	40.0	2006	Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility.
Sapas	57°24′N 33°54′W / 57.4°N 33.9°W	56.0	1979	Shapash, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods.
Sati	30°54′N 12°48′W / 30.9°N 12.8°W	94.7	1988	Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts.
Sebek	61°12′N 356°54′W / 61.2°N 356.9°W	65.0	1979	Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god.
Seima	17°06′N 215°54′W / 17.1°N 215.9°W	38.0	1985	Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans.
Seker	39°12′S 345°30′W / 39.2°S 345.5°W	103.4	1988	Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis.
Selket	15°00′N 105°48′W / 15.0°N 105.8°W	172.3	1985	Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead.
Serapis	12°30′S 44°06′W / 12.5°S 44.1°W	169.3	1997	Serapis, Egyptian healing god.
Shu	43°12′N 356°48′W / 43.2°N 356.8°W	44.1	1988	Shu, Egyptian god of air.
Sin	52°54′N 357°30′W / 52.9°N 357.5°W	19.0	1979	Sin, Babylonian moon god.
Tammuz	13°24′N 230°36′W / 13.4°N 230.6°W	51.0	1985	Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess.
Tanit	57°30′N 36°36′W / 57.5°N 36.6°W	26.0	1979	Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son.
Tashmetum	39°42′S 264°30′W / 39.7°S 264.5°W	135.0	2000	Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess.
Ta-urt	27°36′N 304°06′W / 27.6°N 304.1°W	94.4	1988	Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu.
Teshub	68°30′S 279°36′W / 68.5°S 279.6°W	188.0	1994	Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest.
Thoth	43°18′S 147°12′W / 43.3°S 147.2°W	102.5	1985	Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences.
Tros	11°06′N 27°18′W / 11.1°N 27.3°W	93.9	1979	Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede.
Upuant	46°24′N 319°30′W / 46.4°N 319.5°W	16.5	1997	Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead.
Wadjet	53°48′S 268°54′W / 53.8°S 268.9°W	100.0	2000	Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut.
We-ila	12°24′S 290°18′W / 12.4°S 290.3°W	36.3	2000	We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created.
Wepwawet	69°54′S 59°48′W / 69.9°S 59.8°W	87.0	2000	Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity.
Zakar	31°12′N 333°42′W / 31.2°N 333.7°W	170.0	1997	Zakar, Assyrian supreme deity.
Zaqar	58°12′N 37°18′W / 58.2°N 37.3°W	33.0	1979	Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men.

External links

• USGS: Ganymede nomenclature
• USGS: Ganymede Nomenclature: Craters