Merit Ptah (Venus)

Named after Ptah - Egyptian queen, physician (c. 2700 B.C.).

Merit Ptah is an impact crater on Venus named in honor of the chief physician Merit Ptah in ancient Egypt. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On Venus they are named after deceased women who have made outstanding or fundamental contributions to their field (if over 20 km). If smaller common female first names are used.

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NW 432 km

Dhisana Corona

MRV
6 Hours 45 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 12 Hours

N 248 km

Allatu Corona(last)

MRV
3 Hours 52 Minutes
Walking
2 Days

NE 161 km

Adzoba(next)

MRV
2 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 7 Hours

W 917 km

Sogolon Planitia

MRV
14 Hours 19 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 10 Hours

Merit Ptah

11.4° N 115.6° E

E 930 km

Neeltje

MRV
14 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 13 Hours

SW 1096 km

Makola

MRV
17 Hours 8 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 21 Hours

S 726 km

Sullivan

MRV
11 Hours 20 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 21 Hours

SE 1044 km

Němcová

MRV
16 Hours 19 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 11 Hours

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