Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Elam Sulci on Ganymede

Elam Sulci

Feature Name	Elam Sulci
Clean Name	Elam Sulci
Feature ID	1755
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	77.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	38.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	184.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	230.80 °
Diameter	1500.00 km
Center Latitude	60.00 °
Center Longitude	200.00 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Babylon
Quad	-
Reference	[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Ancient Babylonian seat of sun worship, in present-day Iran.
Last Updated	Feb 18, 2016 11:22 AM

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