Planetary Names

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 °
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	-
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