Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
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 °
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.
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