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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Hursag Sulcus on Ganymede

Hursag Sulcus

Feature Name	Hursag Sulcus
Clean Name	Hursag Sulcus
Feature ID	2588
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-6.44 °
Southernmost Latitude	-22.04 °
Easternmost Longitude	225.48 °
Westernmost Longitude	270.00 °
Diameter	2183.00 km
Center Latitude	-9.49 °
Center Longitude	248.46 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
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	Sumerian mountain where winds dwell.
Last Updated	Feb 12, 2016 2:50 PM

Hursag Sulcus

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