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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Kishar Sulcus on Ganymede

Kishar Sulcus

Feature Name	Kishar Sulcus
Clean Name	Kishar Sulcus
Feature ID	3055
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	0.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	-13.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	205.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	228.80 °
Diameter	1187.00 km
Center Latitude	-6.40 °
Center Longitude	216.60 °
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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; terrestrial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu.
Last Updated	Mar 01, 2016 3:31 PM

Kishar Sulcus

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