Merit Ptah is an impact crater on Venus,[1] named in honor of alleged ancient Egyptian chief physician Merit Ptah whose existence was later exposed as a hoax.
Location | Venus |
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Coordinates | 11°24′N 115°36′E / 11.4°N 115.6°E |
Diameter | 17 km |
Eponym | Merit Ptah |
The only known real person by that name was married to Ramose (TT55), a governor of Thebes under Akhetaten.
References
edit- ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-03.