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.
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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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Impact craters on Venus
