Planetary Names

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Akitu Sulcus

Basic Info

Feature Name	Akitu Sulcus
Clean Name	Akitu Sulcus
Feature ID	134
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	40.00 °
Southmost Latitude	38.20 °
Eastmost Longitude	189.50 °
Westmost Longitude	199.20 °
Diameter	365.00 km
Center Latitude	39.00 °
Center Longitude	194.00 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((160.82690429688 38.709985351564, 161.48608398438 39.149438476564, 162.10131835938 39.171411132814, 162.98022460938 39.105493164064, 163.74926757813 39.039575195314, 164.56225585938 39.281274414064, 165.28735351563 39.435083007814, 166.40795898438 39.588891601564, 167.48461914063 39.654809570314, 168.56127929688 39.874536132814, 169.13256835938 39.918481445314, 169.50610351563 40.116235351564, 169.74780273438 39.896508789064, 170.12133789063 39.566918945314, 170.45092773438 39.083520507814, 169.81372070313 38.819848632814, 168.56127929688 38.622094726564, 167.41870117188 38.446313476564, 166.16625976563 38.248559570314, 165.28735351563 38.226586914064, 161.88159179688 38.600122070314, 161.31030273438 38.644067382814, 160.82690429688 38.709985351564))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyro-Babylonian
Origin	Where Marduk's statue was carried each year.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Feb 22, 2016 3:23 PM

PDF Maps of Ganymede

Ganymede