Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Babylon Sulci on Ganymede

Babylon Sulci

Feature Name	Babylon Sulci
Clean Name	Babylon Sulci
Feature ID	15154
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	12.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-55.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	61.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	130.00 °
Diameter	3100.00 km
Center Latitude	-22.50 °
Center Longitude	95.50 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((297.80859375 10.283203125, 295.5234375 -0.263671875, 299.21484375 -0.439453125, 299.21484375 -54.580078125, 231.36328125 -53.525390625, 230.484375 -1.494140625, 236.28515625 -0.791015625, 243.66796875 0.791015625, 249.1171875 5.888671875, 257.203125 11.689453125, 263.70703125 12.392578125, 275.8359375 12.919921875, 285.50390625 12.216796875, 297.80859375 10.283203125))
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	Jul 29, 2013
Origin	Assyro-Babylonian town in the land known as Akkad.
Last Updated	Feb 18, 2016 9:31 AM