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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Apsu Sulci
Clean Name Apsu Sulci
Feature ID 331
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -30.20 °
Southmost Latitude -44.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 200.90 °
Westmost Longitude 257.00 °
Diameter 1950.00 km
Center Latitude -37.50 °
Center Longitude 225.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Sumerian
Origin Sumero-Akkadian; primordial ocean.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Feb 18, 2016 1:53 PM

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