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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Zu Fossae

Basic Info

Feature Name Zu Fossae
Clean Name Zu Fossae
Feature ID 6756
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 62.00 °
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude 113.00 °
Westmost Longitude 180.00 °
Diameter 2900.00 km
Center Latitude 38.50 °
Center Longitude 150.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Culture Assyro-Babylonian
Origin Dragon of chaos slain by Marduk.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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