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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Tiamat Sulcus

Basic Info

Feature Name	Tiamat Sulcus
Clean Name	Tiamat Sulcus
Feature ID	5991
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	15.20 °
Southmost Latitude	-8.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	200.60 °
Westmost Longitude	219.70 °
Diameter	1330.00 km
Center Latitude	4.14 °
Center Longitude	209.10 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyro-Babylonian
Origin	Assyro-Babylonian; tumultuous sea from which everything was generated.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Feb 24, 2016 1:45 PM

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