Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Akitu Sulcus on Ganymede

Akitu Sulcus

Feature Name Akitu Sulcus
Clean Name Akitu Sulcus
Feature ID 134
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 40.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 38.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 189.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 199.20 °
Diameter 365.00 km
Center Latitude 39.00 °
Center Longitude 194.00 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Assyro-Babylonian
Quad -
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Origin Where Marduk's statue was carried each year.
Last Updated Feb 22, 2016 3:23 PM