Merit Ptah (crater)

Merit Ptah (crater)
Merit Ptah (crater)
Merit Ptah crater on Venus.png
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
Diameter 17 km
Eponym Merit Ptah

Merit Ptah is an impact crater on Venus named in honor of the chief physician Merit Ptah in ancient Egypt.



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  • Merit Ptah — (c. 2700 BCE) was an early physician in ancient Egypt. She is most notable for being the first woman known by name in the history of the field of medicine, and possibly the first named woman in all of science as well. Her picture can be seen on a …   Wikipedia

  • Merit-Ptah — (c. 2700 BCE) was an early physician in ancient Egypt. She is most notable for being the first woman known by name in the history of the field of medicine, and possibly the first named woman in all of science as well. Her picture can be seen on a …   Wikipedia

  • Merit Ptah — Nota: No debe confundirse esta médica con la esposa de Ramose, chaty de Amenofis III, también Merit Ptah (cantora de Amón), representada con su marido en la tumba tebana TT55. Merit Ptah (c. 2700 a. C.) fue una médica del Antiguo Egipto …   Wikipedia Español

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