Teshub, Hittites God and Crater on Ganymede - Berlin, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
N 52° 31.260 E 013° 23.794
33U E 391209 N 5820196
A crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede is named after an ancient middle eastern god.
Waymark Code: WM10601
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Crater Teshub on Ganymede
Source: sciencedirect.com
Storm-god Teshub (left) and sun-goddess Hebat.

In Elamite and Hittites mythology, Teshub was one of the two main deities. Teshub, god of storms and hurricanes was married to sun-goddess Hebat

Berlin's Pergamon Museum displays a cast of a relief from the ancient town of Yazilikaya, displaying the Panthenon of Hittites gods.

Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system. It is covered with impact craters. Most of them are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths.

The crater Teshub in the southern hemisphere of Ganymede has a diameter of 188 kilometers. The name was approved in 1994.

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