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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. ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-03.


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