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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sippar Sulcus
Clean Name Sippar Sulcus
Feature ID 5573
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -6.90 °
Southmost Latitude -28.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 132.00 °
Westmost Longitude 204.30 °
Diameter 3260.00 km
Center Latitude -19.90 °
Center Longitude 170.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Assyro-Babylonian
Origin Ancient Babylonian town.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Feb 18, 2016 12:43 PM

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