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List of craters on Ganymede

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Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and has a hard surface with many craters. Most of them are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths.

List

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Achelous [ ⚑ ] 61°54′N 11°47′W / 61.9°N 11.78°W / 61.9; -11.78 (Achelous) 40 1979 Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother. WGPSN
Adad [ ⚑ ] 57°26′N 1°59′E / 57.43°N 1.98°E / 57.43; 1.98 (Adad) 39 1979 Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder. WGPSN
Adapa [ ⚑ ] 73°05′N 31°19′W / 73.08°N 31.32°W / 73.08; -31.32 (Adapa) 57 1979 Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life. WGPSN
Agreus [ ⚑ ] 15°52′N 127°18′E / 15.87°N 127.3°E / 15.87; 127.3 (Agreus) 63 1985 Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre. WGPSN
Agrotes [ ⚑ ] 60°56′N 167°23′E / 60.93°N 167.38°E / 60.93; 167.38 (Agrotes) 74 1985 Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god. WGPSN
Aleyin [ ⚑ ] 15°08′N 134°05′W / 15.14°N 134.08°W / 15.14; -134.08 (Aleyin) 12.4 1997 Aleyin, Son of Baʽal, spirit of springs. WGPSN
Ammura [ ⚑ ] 31°46′N 17°39′E / 31.76°N 17.65°E / 31.76; 17.65 (Ammura) 61.5 1979 Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west. WGPSN
Amon [ ⚑ ] 33°41′N 139°23′E / 33.69°N 139.39°E / 33.69; 139.39 (Amon) 102 1985 Amon, Theban king of gods. WGPSN
Amset [ ⚑ ] 14°25′S 178°45′W / 14.41°S 178.75°W / -14.41; -178.75 (Amset) 11 1997 Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus. WGPSN
Anat [ ⚑ ] 4°06′S 128°00′W / 4.1°S 128°W / -4.1; -128 (Anat) 2.9 1985 Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede. WGPSN
Andjeti [ ⚑ ] 52°45′S 161°06′W / 52.75°S 161.1°W / -52.75; -161.1 (Andjeti) 52 1985 Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus. WGPSN
Anhur [ ⚑ ] 32°38′N 167°41′E / 32.63°N 167.68°E / 32.63; 167.68 (Anhur) 25 1997 Anhur, Egyptian warrior god. WGPSN
Antum [ ⚑ ] 5°05′N 141°04′E / 5.09°N 141.06°E / 5.09; 141.06 (Antum) 14.75 1985 Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu. WGPSN
Anu [ ⚑ ] 65°14′N 15°45′E / 65.24°N 15.75°E / 65.24; 15.75 (Anu) 55 1979 Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens. WGPSN
Anubis [ ⚑ ] 84°26′S 128°40′W / 84.44°S 128.66°W / -84.44; -128.66 (Anubis) 114 1988 Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead. WGPSN
Anzu [ ⚑ ] 63°31′N 62°44′W / 63.51°N 62.73°W / 63.51; -62.73 (Anzu) 210 2000 Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird. WGPSN
Apophis [ ⚑ ] 8°07′S 83°50′E / 8.12°S 83.84°E / -8.12; 83.84 (Apophis) 57 2000 Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence. WGPSN
Ashîma [ ⚑ ] 39°03′S 122°59′W / 39.05°S 122.98°W / -39.05; -122.98 (Ashîma) 84 1985 Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate. WGPSN
Asshur [ ⚑ ] 54°10′N 26°31′E / 54.16°N 26.52°E / 54.16; 26.52 (Asshur) 25.5 1979 Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god. WGPSN
Atra-hasis [ ⚑ ] 22°32′N 105°53′E / 22.54°N 105.89°E / 22.54; 105.89 (Atra-hasis) 133 2000 Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood. WGPSN
Aya [ ⚑ ] 68°20′N 37°59′E / 68.34°N 37.98°E / 68.34; 37.98 (Aya) 38 1979 Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash. WGPSN
Baʽal [ ⚑ ] 24°55′N 30°02′E / 24.92°N 30.03°E / 24.92; 30.03 (Baʽal) 43 1979 Baʽal, Phoenician; Canaanite god. WGPSN
Bau [ ⚑ ] 23°03′N 48°40′W / 23.05°N 48.67°W / 23.05; -48.67 (Bau) 77 1988 Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash. WGPSN
Bes [ ⚑ ] 25°29′S 179°02′E / 25.48°S 179.04°E / -25.48; 179.04 (Bes) 63 1985 Bes, Egyptian god of marriage. WGPSN
Chrysor [ ⚑ ] 15°18′N 134°20′W / 15.3°N 134.34°W / 15.3; -134.34 (Chrysor) 7 1997 Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail. WGPSN
Cisti [ ⚑ ] 31°36′S 64°14′W / 31.6°S 64.23°W / -31.6; -64.23 (Cisti) 70 1997 Cisti, Iranian healing god. WGPSN
Damkina [ ⚑ ] 30°10′S 4°53′W / 30.17°S 4.88°W / -30.17; -4.88 (Damkina) 190 2006 Damkina, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts. WGPSN
Danel [ ⚑ ] 4°20′S 21°18′W / 4.33°S 21.3°W / -4.33; -21.3 (Danel) 56 1979 Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination. WGPSN
Dendera [ ⚑ ] 1°07′S 104°32′E / 1.12°S 104.54°E / -1.12; 104.54 (Dendera) 82 2000 Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.) WGPSN
Diment [ ⚑ ] 23°08′N 8°14′E / 23.14°N 8.23°E / 23.14; 8.23 (Diment) 40 1979 Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead. WGPSN
Ea [ ⚑ ] 17°43′N 148°44′W / 17.72°N 148.73°W / 17.72; -148.73 (Ea) 20 1997 Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth. WGPSN
El [ ⚑ ] 1°01′N 151°22′W / 1.01°N 151.36°W / 1.01; -151.36 (El) 55 1997 El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods. WGPSN
Enkidu [ ⚑ ] 26°37′S 34°52′E / 26.61°S 34.87°E / -26.61; 34.87 (Enkidu) 122 1982 Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh. WGPSN
Enlil [ ⚑ ] 55°22′N 47°54′E / 55.36°N 47.9°E / 55.36; 47.9 (Enlil) 34.6 1979 Enlil, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature. WGPSN
En-zu [ ⚑ ] 11°35′N 168°24′W / 11.59°N 168.4°W / 11.59; -168.4 (En-zu) 5 1997 Enzu, Babylonian moon god. WGPSN
Epigeus [ ⚑ ] 22°58′N 179°21′E / 22.96°N 179.35°E / 22.96; 179.35 (Epigeus) 343 1997 Epigeus, Phoenician god. WGPSN
Erichthonius [ ⚑ ] 15°19′S 175°16′W / 15.32°S 175.26°W / -15.32; -175.26 (Erichthonius) 31 1997 Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede. WGPSN
Eshmun [ ⚑ ] 17°27′S 167°53′E / 17.45°S 167.88°E / -17.45; 167.88 (Eshmun) 98 1979 Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon. WGPSN
Etana [ ⚑ ] 74°44′N 19°39′E / 74.74°N 19.65°E / 74.74; 19.65 (Etana) 46 1979 Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir. WGPSN
Gad [ ⚑ ] 13°34′S 137°34′W / 13.56°S 137.56°W / -13.56; -137.56 (Gad) 72 1985 Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune. WGPSN
Geb [ ⚑ ] 56°25′N 177°21′E / 56.41°N 177.35°E / 56.41; 177.35 (Geb) 60 1985 Geb, Heliopolis Earth god. WGPSN
Geinos [ ⚑ ] 18°38′N 140°34′E / 18.64°N 140.56°E / 18.64; 140.56 (Geinos) 56 1985 Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making. WGPSN
Gilgamesh [ ⚑ ] 62°50′S 124°50′W / 62.84°S 124.83°W / -62.84; -124.83 (Gilgamesh) 153 1979 Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died. WGPSN
Gir [ ⚑ ] 34°03′N 145°45′W / 34.05°N 145.75°W / 34.05; -145.75 (Gir) 73 1985 Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat. WGPSN
Gula [ ⚑ ] 64°09′N 12°18′W / 64.15°N 12.3°W / 64.15; -12.3 (Gula) 38 1979 Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; medicine goddess. WGPSN
Gushkin [ ⚑ ] 20°45′N 45°59′W / 20.75°N 45.98°W / 20.75; -45.98 (Gushkin) 40.5 2016 Gushkin-Banda, Sumerian patron god of goldsmiths. WGPSN
Halieus [ ⚑ ] 34°27′N 167°08′W / 34.45°N 167.14°W / 34.45; -167.14 (Halieus) 90 1985 Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god. WGPSN
Hapi [ ⚑ ] 30°34′S 147°20′E / 30.57°S 147.34°E / -30.57; 147.34 (Hapi) 96 1988 Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile. WGPSN
Harakhtes [ ⚑ ] 35°57′N 100°16′W / 35.95°N 100.26°W / 35.95; -100.26 (Harakhtes) 108 2000 Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun. WGPSN
Haroeris [ ⚑ ] 28°32′N 63°11′E / 28.53°N 63.18°E / 28.53; 63.18 (Haroeris) 70 2000 Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus. WGPSN
Hathor [ ⚑ ] 66°54′S 91°16′E / 66.9°S 91.26°E / -66.9; 91.26 (Hathor) 173 1979 Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love. WGPSN
Hay-tau [ ⚑ ] 14°26′N 133°08′W / 14.44°N 133.13°W / 14.44; -133.13 (Hay-tau) 27 1997 Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation. WGPSN
Hedetet [ ⚑ ] 32°55′S 108°59′E / 32.91°S 108.99°E / -32.91; 108.99 (Hedetet) 106 2000 Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess. WGPSN
Hershef [ ⚑ ] 47°23′N 90°37′E / 47.39°N 90.62°E / 47.39; 90.62 (Hershef) 120 2000 Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god. WGPSN
Humbaba [ ⚑ ] 55°09′S 67°19′W / 55.15°S 67.31°W / -55.15; -67.31 (Humbaba) 40 2000 Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests. WGPSN
Ilah [ ⚑ ] 22°00′N 160°37′W / 22°N 160.62°W / 22; -160.62 (Ilah) 76 1985 Ilah, First Sumerian sky god. WGPSN
Ilus [ ⚑ ] 13°28′S 110°26′W / 13.46°S 110.43°W / -13.46; -110.43 (Ilus) 90 1985 Ilus, Ganymede's brother. WGPSN
Irkalla [ ⚑ ] 32°31′S 114°50′W / 32.52°S 114.84°W / -32.52; -114.84 (Irkalla) 117 1985 Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream. WGPSN
Ishkur [ ⚑ ] 0°22′N 8°22′W / 0.37°N 8.37°W / 0.37; -8.37 (Ishkur) 67 1985 Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain. WGPSN
Isimu [ ⚑ ] 8°30′N 8°22′W / 8.5°N 8.37°W / 8.5; -8.37 (Isimu) 89.5 1985 Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation. WGPSN
Isis [ ⚑ ] 67°17′S 158°48′E / 67.28°S 158.8°E / -67.28; 158.8 (Isis) 75 1979 Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris. WGPSN
Kadi [ ⚑ ] 47°41′N 178°30′W / 47.68°N 178.5°W / 47.68; -178.5 (Kadi) 87 1985 Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice. WGPSN
Khensu [ ⚑ ] 1°01′N 152°56′W / 1.02°N 152.93°W / 1.02; -152.93 (Khensu) 17 1997 Khensu, Egyptian moon god. WGPSN
Khepri [ ⚑ ] 20°25′N 147°34′W / 20.41°N 147.56°W / 20.41; -147.56 (Khepri) 47 1997 Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans. WGPSN
Khonsu [ ⚑ ] 37°31′S 169°10′E / 37.51°S 169.17°E / -37.51; 169.17 (Khonsu) 80 1988 Khonsu, Egyptian moon god. WGPSN
Khumbam [ ⚑ ] 24°06′S 24°39′E / 24.1°S 24.65°E / -24.1; 24.65 (Khumbam) 57 1979 Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god. WGPSN
Kingu [ ⚑ ] 34°40′S 132°58′E / 34.66°S 132.97°E / -34.66; 132.97 (Kingu) 78 1988 Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man. WGPSN
Kishar [ ⚑ ] 72°42′N 10°32′E / 72.7°N 10.54°E / 72.7; 10.54 (Kishar) 78 1979 Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess. WGPSN
Kittu [ ⚑ ] 0°24′N 25°24′E / 0.4°N 25.4°E / 0.4; 25.4 (Kittu) 15 1985 Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice. WGPSN
Kulla [ ⚑ ] 33°13′N 113°52′W / 33.22°N 113.87°W / 33.22; -113.87 (Kulla) 93 1985 Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making. WGPSN
Lagamal [ ⚑ ] 64°18′N 115°47′E / 64.3°N 115.79°E / 64.3; 115.79 (Lagamal) 131 2000 Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea. WGPSN
Laomedon
/leɪˈɒmədɒn/		 [ ⚑ ] 20°54′N 77°54′W / 20.9°N 77.9°W / 20.9; -77.9 (Latpon) 64 2019 Laomedon, king of Troy, nephew of Ganymede. WGPSN
Latpon [ ⚑ ] 58°44′N 171°13′W / 58.74°N 171.21°W / 58.74; -171.21 (Latpon) 43 1997 Latpon, One of the sons of El. WGPSN
Lugalmeslam [ ⚑ ] 23°43′N 166°07′E / 23.72°N 166.11°E / 23.72; 166.11 (Lugalmeslam) 64 1997 Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld. WGPSN
Lumha [ ⚑ ] 36°01′N 154°14′W / 36.01°N 154.23°W / 36.01; -154.23 (Lumha) 58 1985 Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest. WGPSN
Maa [ ⚑ ] 1°18′N 156°22′E / 1.3°N 156.37°E / 1.3; 156.37 (Maa) 31 1997 Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight. WGPSN
Mehit [ ⚑ ] 28°57′N 164°23′W / 28.95°N 164.39°W / 28.95; -164.39 (Mehit) 47 1985 Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife. WGPSN
Melkart [ ⚑ ] 9°52′S 173°56′E / 9.86°S 173.93°E / -9.86; 173.93 (Melkart) 105 1979 Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre. WGPSN
Menhit [ ⚑ ] 36°19′S 140°19′W / 36.31°S 140.32°W / -36.31; -140.32 (Menhit) 140 2006 Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess. WGPSN
Min [ ⚑ ] 29°14′N 1°16′W / 29.23°N 1.26°W / 29.23; -1.26 (Min) 33 1988 Min, Egyptian fertility god. WGPSN
Mir [ ⚑ ] 3°18′S 129°42′E / 3.3°S 129.7°E / -3.3; 129.7 (Mir) 8 1985 Mir, West Semitic god of wind. WGPSN
Misharu [ ⚑ ] 4°19′S 24°07′E / 4.31°S 24.11°E / -4.31; 24.11 (Misharu) 88 1985 Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law. WGPSN
Mont [ ⚑ ] 44°37′N 48°03′E / 44.62°N 48.05°E / 44.62; 48.05 (Mont) 15 1997 Mont, Theban war god. WGPSN
Mor [ ⚑ ] 30°33′N 32°39′E / 30.55°N 32.65°E / 30.55; 32.65 (Mor) 41 1979 Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest. WGPSN
Mot [ ⚑ ] 9°56′N 165°57′W / 9.93°N 165.95°W / 9.93; -165.95 (Mot) 23 1997 Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El. WGPSN
Mush [ ⚑ ] 15°07′S 114°46′W / 15.12°S 114.77°W / -15.12; -114.77 (Mush) 99 1985 Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent. WGPSN
Nabu [ ⚑ ] 45°23′S 1°11′W / 45.39°S 1.19°W / -45.39; -1.19 (Nabu) 40 1979 Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity. WGPSN
Nah-Hunte [ ⚑ ] 17°46′S 85°16′W / 17.76°S 85.26°W / -17.76; -85.26 (Nah-Hunte) 47 2000 Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice. WGPSN
Namtar [ ⚑ ] 58°20′S 19°18′E / 58.34°S 19.3°E / -58.34; 19.3 (Namtar) 50 1979 Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon. WGPSN
Nanna [ ⚑ ] 17°37′S 118°08′E / 17.61°S 118.13°E / -17.61; 118.13 (Nanna) 56 1985 Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom. WGPSN
Nefertum [ ⚑ ] 44°21′N 38°58′E / 44.35°N 38.96°E / 44.35; 38.96 (Nefertum) 29 1997 Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah. WGPSN
Neheh [ ⚑ ] 72°08′N 62°40′W / 72.13°N 62.66°W / 72.13; -62.66 (Neheh) 54 1985 Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity. WGPSN
Neith [ ⚑ ] 29°27′N 6°58′W / 29.45°N 6.97°W / 29.45; -6.97 (Neith) 90 1988 Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts. WGPSN
Nergal [ ⚑ ] 38°35′N 159°40′E / 38.58°N 159.67°E / 38.58; 159.67 (Nergal) 9.6 1997 Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld. WGPSN
Nidaba [ ⚑ ] 17°45′N 123°26′W / 17.75°N 123.43°W / 17.75; -123.43 (Nidaba) 199 1985 Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess. WGPSN
Nigirsu [ ⚑ ] 58°16′S 39°26′E / 58.26°S 39.43°E / -58.26; 39.43 (Nigirsu) 53 1979 Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god. WGPSN
Ningishzida [ ⚑ ] 14°07′N 170°10′E / 14.11°N 170.16°E / 14.11; 170.16 (Ningishzida) 32 1997 Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god. WGPSN
Ninkasi [ ⚑ ] 59°13′N 48°51′W / 59.21°N 48.85°W / 59.21; -48.85 (Ninkasi) 81 1988 Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing. WGPSN
Ninki [ ⚑ ] 8°22′S 120°47′W / 8.37°S 120.79°W / -8.37; -120.79 (Ninki) 194 1985 Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water. WGPSN
Ninlil [ ⚑ ] 6°16′N 118°19′W / 6.27°N 118.32°W / 6.27; -118.32 (Ninlil) 91 1985 Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort. WGPSN
Ninsum [ ⚑ ] 14°21′S 140°33′W / 14.35°S 140.55°W / -14.35; -140.55 (Ninsum) 88 1985 Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother. WGPSN
Nut [ ⚑ ] 54°13′S 90°48′E / 54.21°S 90.8°E / -54.21; 90.8 (Nut) 90 1979 Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky. WGPSN
Osiris [ ⚑ ] 38°00′S 166°19′W / 38°S 166.31°W / -38; -166.31 (Osiris) 107 1979 Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead. WGPSN
Ptah [ ⚑ ] 65°54′S 142°57′E / 65.9°S 142.95°E / -65.9; 142.95 (Ptah) 30 1988 Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans. WGPSN
Punt [ ⚑ ] 24°53′S 120°09′E / 24.89°S 120.15°E / -24.89; 120.15 (Punt) 135 1997 Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula. WGPSN
Ruti [ ⚑ ] 13°14′N 51°21′E / 13.23°N 51.35°E / 13.23; 51.35 (Ruti) 16 1979 Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god. WGPSN
Saltu [ ⚑ ] 14°09′S 7°14′E / 14.15°S 7.23°E / -14.15; 7.23 (Saltu) 40 2006 Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility. WGPSN
Sapas [ ⚑ ] 57°27′N 33°59′W / 57.45°N 33.99°W / 57.45; -33.99 (Sapas) 56 1979 Shapash, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods. WGPSN
Sati [ ⚑ ] 30°50′N 12°48′W / 30.84°N 12.8°W / 30.84; -12.8 (Sati) 95 1988 Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts. WGPSN
Sebek [ ⚑ ] 61°15′N 3°13′E / 61.25°N 3.22°E / 61.25; 3.22 (Sebek) 61 1979 Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god. WGPSN
Seima [ ⚑ ] 17°05′N 144°02′E / 17.09°N 144.03°E / 17.09; 144.03 (Seima) 38 1985 Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans. WGPSN
Seker [ ⚑ ] 39°10′S 14°37′E / 39.16°S 14.62°E / -39.16; 14.62 (Seker) 103 1988 Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis. WGPSN
Selket [ ⚑ ] 15°02′N 105°42′W / 15.03°N 105.7°W / 15.03; -105.7 (Selket) 168 1985 Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead. WGPSN
Serapis [ ⚑ ] 12°24′S 44°07′W / 12.4°S 44.11°W / -12.4; -44.11 (Serapis) 169 1997 Serapis, Egyptian healing god. WGPSN
Shu [ ⚑ ] 43°10′N 3°10′E / 43.16°N 3.16°E / 43.16; 3.16 (Shu) 44 1988 Shu, Egyptian god of air. WGPSN
Sin [ ⚑ ] 52°56′N 2°32′E / 52.94°N 2.54°E / 52.94; 2.54 (Sin) 19 1979 Sin, Babylonian moon god. WGPSN
Tammuz [ ⚑ ] 13°27′N 129°14′E / 13.45°N 129.24°E / 13.45; 129.24 (Tammuz) 51 1985 Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess. WGPSN
Tanit [ ⚑ ] 57°29′N 36°37′W / 57.49°N 36.62°W / 57.49; -36.62 (Tanit) 26 1979 Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son. WGPSN
Tashmetum [ ⚑ ] 39°43′S 95°28′E / 39.72°S 95.46°E / -39.72; 95.46 (Tashmetum) 135 2000 Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess. WGPSN
Ta-urt [ ⚑ ] 27°40′N 55°48′E / 27.66°N 55.8°E / 27.66; 55.8 (Ta-urt) 94 1988 Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu. WGPSN
Teshub [ ⚑ ] 68°18′S 80°43′E / 68.3°S 80.72°E / -68.3; 80.72 (Teshub) 188 1994 Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest. WGPSN
Thoth [ ⚑ ] 43°13′S 147°15′W / 43.22°S 147.25°W / -43.22; -147.25 (Thoth) 102 1985 Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences. WGPSN
Tros [ ⚑ ] 11°08′N 27°16′W / 11.14°N 27.26°W / 11.14; -27.26 (Tros) 94 1979 Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede. WGPSN
Upuant [ ⚑ ] 46°24′N 40°28′E / 46.4°N 40.46°E / 46.4; 40.46 (Upuant) 17 1997 Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead. WGPSN
We-ila [ ⚑ ] 12°22′S 69°39′E / 12.36°S 69.65°E / -12.36; 69.65 (We-ila) 36 2000 We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created. WGPSN
Wepwawet [ ⚑ ] 69°53′S 59°49′W / 69.89°S 59.81°W / -69.89; -59.81 (Wepwawet) 86 2000 Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity. WGPSN
Zakar [ ⚑ ] 31°17′N 26°20′E / 31.28°N 26.33°E / 31.28; 26.33 (Zakar) 170 1997 Zakar, Assyrian supreme deity. WGPSN
Zaqar [ ⚑ ] 58°10′N 37°25′W / 58.16°N 37.41°W / 58.16; -37.41 (Zaqar) 33 1979 Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men. WGPSN

Dropped or not approved names

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		 Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Keret [ ⚑ ] 16°00′N 35°12′W / 16.0°N 35.2°W / 16.0; -35.2 (Keret) 36.0 1979 Dropped. Keret, Phoenician hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery. WGPSN
Khnum [ ⚑ ] 17°48′S 85°12′W / 17.8°S 85.2°W / -17.8; -85.2 (Khnum) 45.0 – Not approved named. Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena. WGPSN
Wadjet [ ⚑ ] 53°48′S 268°54′W / 53.8°S 268.9°W / -53.8; -268.9 (Wadjet) 100.0 2000 Dropped name. Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut. WGPSN

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