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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Hursag Sulcus

Basic Info

Feature Name Hursag Sulcus
Clean Name Hursag Sulcus
Feature ID 2588
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -6.44 °
Southmost Latitude -22.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 225.48 °
Westmost Longitude 270.00 °
Diameter 2183.00 km
Center Latitude -9.49 °
Center Longitude 248.46 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Culture Sumerian
Origin Sumerian mountain where winds dwell.
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.
Updated Feb 12, 2016 2:50 PM

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