List of craters on Ganymede
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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.
| Crater | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achelous | 61.8N | 11.7W | 40.0 | 1979 | Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother. |
| Adad | 57.5N | 358.1W | 39.0 | 1979 | Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder. |
| Adapa | 73.1N | 31.3W | 56.0 | 1979 | Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life. |
| Agreus | 15.9N | 232.7W | 63.0 | 1985 | Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre. |
| Agrotes | 60.9N | 192.5W | 74.0 | 1985 | Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god. |
| Aleyin | 15.1N | 134.1W | 12.4 | 1997 | Aleyin, Son of Ba'al, spirit of springs. |
| Ammura | 31.7N | 342.4W | 61.5 | 1979 | Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west. |
| Amon | 33.7N | 220.7W | 101.8 | 1985 | Amon, Theban king of gods. |
| Amset | 14.4S | 178.8W | 10.9 | 1997 | Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus. |
| Anat | 4.1S | 127.9W | 2.9 | 1985 | Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede. |
| Andjeti | 52.8S | 161.1W | 52.5 | 1985 | Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus. |
| Anhur | 32.6N | 192.3W | 25.0 | 1997 | Anhur, Egyptian warrior god. |
| Antum | 5.1N | 218.9W | 14.7 | 1985 | Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu. |
| Anu | 65.2N | 344.3W | 55.0 | 1979 | Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens. |
| Anubis | 84.2S | 128.9W | 113.8 | 1988 | Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead. |
| Anzu | 63.5N | 62.5W | 205.0 | 2000 | Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird. |
| Apophis | 8.0S | 276.0W | 65.0 | 2000 | Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence. |
| Ashîma | 39.1S | 123.0W | 84.2 | 1985 | Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate. |
| Asshur | 54.2N | 333.5W | 25.6 | 1979 | Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god. |
| Atra-hasis | 22.5N | 254.2W | 125.0 | 2000 | Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood. |
| Aya | 68.3N | 322.2W | 38.0 | 1979 | Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash. |
| Ba'al | 24.9N | 329.9W | 43.2 | 1979 | Ba'al, Phoenician; Canaanite god. |
| Bau | 23.0N | 48.7W | 80.2 | 1988 | Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash. |
| Bes | 25.5S | 180.9W | 61.0 | 1985 | Bes, Egyptian god of marriage. |
| Chrysor | 15.3N | 134.3W | 6.9 | 1997 | Chrysor, Phoenecian god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail. |
| Cisti | 31.7S | 64.2W | 69.6 | 1997 | Cisti, Iranian healing god. |
| Colleen | 30.0S | 5.0W | 180.0 | 2006 | Colleen, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts. |
| Danel | 4.3S | 21.3W | 55.2 | 1979 | Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination. |
| Dendera | 1.2S | 255.4W | 82.2 | 2000 | Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.) |
| Diment | 23.1N | 351.8W | 40.4 | 1979 | Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead. |
| Ea | 17.7N | 148.7W | 19.1 | 1997 | Ea, Assyro-babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth. |
| El | 1.0N | 151.4W | 54.3 | 1997 | El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods. |
| Enkidu | 11.6N | 168.4W | 5.0 | 1997 | Enkidu, Babylonian moon god. |
| Enlil | 26.6S | 325.2W | 121.1 | 1982 | Enlil, Friend of Gilgamesh. |
| En-zu | 55.3N | 312.2W | 34.4 | 1979 | En-zu, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature. |
| Epigeus | 23.4N | 180.6W | 343.0 | 1997 | Epigeus, Phoenecian god. |
| Erichthonius | 15.3S | 175.3W | 30.5 | 1997 | Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede. |
| Eshmun | 17.4S | 192.1W | 96.5 | 1979 | Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon. |
| Etana | 74.7N | 340.5W | 44.5 | 1979 | Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir. |
| Gad | 13.6S | 137.6W | 72.1 | 1985 | Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune. |
| Geb | 56.3N | 182.6W | 60.0 | 1985 | Geb, Heliopolis Earth god. |
| Geinos | 18.6N | 219.4W | 58.0 | 1985 | Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making. |
| Gilgamesh | 62.8S | 125.0W | 153.0 | 1979 | Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died. |
| Gir | 34.0N | 145.7W | 73.2 | 1985 | Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat. |
| Gula | 64.1N | 12.3W | 38.0 | 1979 | Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; health god. |
| Halieus | 34.3N | 167.1W | 91.6 | 1985 | Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god. |
| Hapi | 30.6S | 212.6W | 98.5 | 1988 | Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile. |
| Harakhtes | 35.9N | 100.2W | 108.0 | 2000 | Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun. |
| Haroeris | 28.5N | 296.8W | 70.0 | 2000 | Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus. |
| Hathor | 66.9S | 268.6W | 173.0 | 1979 | Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love. |
| Hay-tau | 14.5N | 133.1W | 26.9 | 1997 | Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation. |
| Hedetet | 33.0S | 251.1W | 102.3 | 2000 | Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess. |
| Hershef | 47.3N | 269.5W | 117.9 | 2000 | Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god. |
| Humbaba | 55.2S | 67.3W | 35.0 | 2000 | Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests. |
| Ilah | 21.9N | 160.6W | 79.6 | 1985 | Ilah, First Sumerian sky god. |
| Ilus | 13.4S | 110.3W | 90.0 | 1985 | Ilus, Ganymede's brother. |
| Irkalla | 32.6S | 114.7W | 116.2 | 1985 | Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream. |
| Ishkur | 0.3N | 8.4W | 67.6 | 1985 | Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain. |
| Isimu | 8.4N | 360.0W | 89.5 | 1985 | Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation. |
| Isis | 67.3S | 201.1W | 75.3 | 1979 | Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris. |
| Kadi | 47.7N | 178.5W | 86.7 | 1985 | Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice. |
| Keret | 16.0N | 35.2W | 36.0 | 1979 | Keret, Phoenician hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery. |
| Khensu | 1.0N | 152.9W | 14.2 | 1997 | Khensu, Egyptian moon god. |
| Khepri | 20.4N | 147.6W | 47.1 | 1997 | Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans. |
| Khnum | 17.8S | 85.2W | 45.0 | Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena. | |
| Khonsu | 37.5S | 190.8W | 80.0 | 1988 | Khonsu, Egyptian moon god. |
| Khumbam | 24.1S | 335.4W | 56.9 | 1979 | Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god. |
| Kingu | 34.8S | 227.1W | 78.0 | 1988 | Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man. |
| Kishar | 72.6N | 349.7W | 79.0 | 1979 | Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess. |
| Kittu | 0.4N | 334.6W | 15.0 | 1985 | Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice. |
| Kulla | 33.3N | 113.8W | 92.4 | 1985 | Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making. |
| Lagamal | 64.4N | 244.8W | 131.0 | 2000 | Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea. |
| Latpon | 58.8N | 171.2W | 42.0 | 1997 | Latpon, One of the sons of El. |
| Lugalmeslam | 23.8N | 193.8W | 65.1 | 1997 | Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld. |
| Lumha | 36.0N | 154.3W | 57.8 | 1985 | Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest. |
| Maa | 1.3N | 203.6W | 31.7 | 1997 | Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight. |
| Mehit | 29.0N | 164.4W | 47.2 | 1985 | Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife. |
| Melkart | 9.9S | 186.2W | 105.0 | 1979 | Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre. |
| Menhit | 36.5S | 140.5W | 140.0 | 2006 | Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess. |
| Min | 29.2N | 1.2W | 33.1 | 1988 | Min, Egyptian fertility god. |
| Mir | 3.3S | 230.3W | 8.0 | 1985 | Mir, West Semitic god of wind. |
| Misharu | 4.4S | 335.9W | 88.0 | 1985 | Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law. |
| Mont | 44.6N | 311.9W | 15.0 | 1997 | Mont, Theban war god. |
| Mor | 30.5N | 327.4W | 41.3 | 1979 | Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest. |
| Mot | 9.9N | 165.9W | 23.3 | 1997 | Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El. |
| Mush | 15.1S | 114.8W | 99.3 | 1985 | Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent. |
| Nabu | 45.4S | 1.2W | 40.0 | 1979 | Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity. |
| Nah-Hunte | 17.8S | 85.2W | 49.4 | 2000 | Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice. |
| Namtar | 58.3S | 340.8W | 49.2 | 1979 | Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon. |
| Nanna | 17.6S | 241.9W | 56.0 | 1985 | Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom. |
| Nefertum | 44.3N | 321.1W | 28.7 | 1997 | Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah. |
| Neheh | 72.1N | 62.5W | 54.0 | 1985 | Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity. |
| Neith | 29.4N | 7.0W | 87.6 | 1988 | Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts. |
| Nergal | 38.6N | 200.3W | 9.6 | 1997 | Nergal, Assyro-babylonian king of the underworld. |
| Nidaba | 17.7N | 123.2W | 199.4 | 1985 | Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess. |
| Nigirsu | 58.2S | 320.5W | 53.3 | 1979 | Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god. |
| Ningishzida | 14.1N | 189.8W | 32.0 | 1997 | Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god. |
| Ninkasi | 59.2N | 48.7W | 81.0 | 1988 | Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing. |
| Ninki | 8.2S | 120.5W | 194.2 | 1985 | Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water. |
| Ninlil | 6.2N | 118.3W | 90.8 | 1985 | Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort. |
| Ninsum | 14.5S | 140.6W | 88.2 | 1985 | Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother. |
| Nut | 54.3S | 269.3W | 93.0 | 1979 | Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky. |
| Osiris | 38.1S | 166.4W | 107.7 | 1979 | Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead. |
| Ptah | 65.9S | 217.0W | 30.2 | 1988 | Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans. |
| Punt | 24.9S | 239.9W | 135.0 | 1997 | Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula. |
| Ruti | 13.2N | 308.6W | 16.0 | 1979 | Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god. |
| Saltu | 14.2S | 352.7W | 40.0 | 2006 | Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility. |
| Sapas | 57.4N | 33.9W | 56.0 | 1979 | Sapas, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods. |
| Sati | 30.9N | 12.8W | 94.7 | 1988 | Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts. |
| Sebek | 61.2N | 356.9W | 65.0 | 1979 | Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god. |
| Seima | 17.1N | 215.9W | 38.0 | 1985 | Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans. |
| Seker | 39.2S | 345.5W | 103.4 | 1988 | Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis. |
| Selket | 15.0N | 105.8W | 172.3 | 1985 | Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead. |
| Serapis | 12.5S | 44.1W | 169.3 | 1997 | Serapis, Egyptian healing god. |
| Shu | 43.2N | 356.8W | 44.1 | 1988 | Shu, Egyptian god of air. |
| Sin | 52.9N | 357.5W | 19.0 | 1979 | Sin, Babylonian moon god. |
| Tammuz | 27.6N | 304.1W | 94.4 | 1988 | Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess. |
| Tanit | 13.4N | 230.6W | 51.0 | 1985 | Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son. |
| Tashmetum | 57.5N | 36.6W | 26.0 | 1979 | Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess. |
| Ta-urt | 39.7S | 264.5W | 135.0 | 2000 | Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu. |
| Teshub | 68.5S | 279.6W | 188.0 | 1994 | Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest. |
| Thoth | 43.3S | 147.2W | 102.5 | 1985 | Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences. |
| Tros | 11.1N | 27.3W | 93.9 | 1979 | Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede. |
| Upuant | 46.4N | 319.5W | 16.5 | 1997 | Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead. |
| Wadjet | 53.8S | 268.9W | 100.0 | 2000 | Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut. |
| We-ila | 12.4S | 290.3W | 36.3 | 2000 | We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created. |
| Wepwawet | 69.9S | 59.8W | 87.0 | 2000 | Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity. |
| Zakar | 31.2N | 333.7W | 170.0 | 1997 | Zakar, Assyrian supreme diety. |
| Zaqar | 58.2N | 37.3W | 33.0 | 1979 | Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men. |
