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

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Erech Sulcus on Ganymede

Erech Sulcus

Feature Name	Erech Sulcus
Clean Name	Erech Sulcus
Feature ID	1822
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	2.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-16.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	175.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	181.60 °
Diameter	953.00 km
Center Latitude	-7.30 °
Center Longitude	179.20 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Assyro-Babylonian
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	Akkadian town that was built by Marduk.
Last Updated	Feb 23, 2016 8:42 AM

Erech Sulcus

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