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

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Anshar Sulcus on Ganymede

Anshar Sulcus

Feature Name	Anshar Sulcus
Clean Name	Anshar Sulcus
Feature ID	290
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	28.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	9.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	185.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	211.10 °
Diameter	1372.00 km
Center Latitude	18.90 °
Center Longitude	198.70 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((148.996484375 28.539941406263, 150.226953125 28.583886718763, 151.5013671875 28.539941406263, 152.1166015625 27.485253906263, 152.863671875 26.650292968763, 157.1703125 23.969628906263, 158.6205078125 22.695214843763, 159.9828125 21.860253906263, 160.949609375 20.673730468763, 161.5208984375 19.575097656263, 162.44375 18.168847656263, 163.7181640625 16.806542968763, 164.5970703125 15.839746093763, 166.1791015625 14.433496093763, 168.57412109375 12.675683593763, 172.199609375 11.005761718763, 173.2982421875 10.170800781263, 174.41884765625 9.094140625013001, 171.9359375 10.566308593763, 168.35439453125 12.368066406263, 166.0033203125 13.598535156263, 164.0697265625 14.301660156263, 163.937890625 14.609277343763, 162.61953125 16.938378906263, 159.7630859375 19.531152343763, 156.4671875 21.596582031263, 155.23671875 22.255761718763, 153.83046875 23.090722656263, 152.07265625 23.793847656263, 149.5677734375 26.035058593763, 148.996484375 26.606347656263, 148.996484375 28.539941406263))
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	1979
Origin	Assyro-Babylonian; celestial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu.
Last Updated	Feb 22, 2016 3:31 PM

Anshar Sulcus

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