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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Arbela Sulcus
Clean Name Arbela Sulcus
Feature ID 345
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -8.40 °
Southmost Latitude -55.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 335.00 °
Westmost Longitude 60.00 °
Diameter 3850.00 km
Center Latitude -34.00 °
Center Longitude 4.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Assyro-Babylonian
Origin Assyrian town where Ishtar was worshipped.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Dec 18, 2024 8:00 PM

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