Merit Ptah (crater)

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Crater characteristics

Radar image of Merit Ptah. The black bands indicate missing data.
Planet	Venus
Coordinates	11°24′N 115°36′E / 11.4°N 115.6°E / 11.4; 115.6Coordinates: 11°24′N 115°36′E / 11.4°N 115.6°E / 11.4; 115.6
Quadrangle	Niobe Planitia
Diameter	17 km
Eponym	Merit Ptah

Merit Ptah is an impact crater on Venus, named in honor of alleged ancient Egyptian chief physician Merit Ptah whose existence was later exposed as a hoax.

The only known real person by that name is the wife of Ramose (TT55), a governor of Thebes under Akhetaten.

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