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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Akitu Sulcus on Ganymede
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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 °
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))
Continent
Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Assyro-Babylonian
Quad
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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
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