Merit Ptah (crater) explained

Merit Ptah
Location:Venus
Coordinates:11.4°N 115.6°W
Diameter:17 km
Eponym:Merit Ptah

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.

The only known real person by that name was married to Ramose (TT55), a governor of Thebes under Akhetaten.

References

  1. Web site: Planetary Names . 2022-05-03 . planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.