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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Lakhmu Fossae on Ganymede

Lakhmu Fossae

Feature Name	Lakhmu Fossae
Clean Name	Lakhmu Fossae
Feature ID	3242
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	80.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-1.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	85.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	180.00 °
Diameter	3700.00 km
Center Latitude	50.40 °
Center Longitude	128.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((275 79.99999999995165, 180 79.99999999995165, 180 -1.499999999999017, 275 -1.499999999999017, 275 79.99999999995165)))
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	1985
Origin	Dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM