Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Apsu Sulci on Ganymede

Apsu Sulci

Feature Name	Apsu Sulci
Clean Name	Apsu Sulci
Feature ID	331
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-30.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-44.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	200.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	257.00 °
Diameter	1950.00 km
Center Latitude	-37.50 °
Center Longitude	225.20 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((104.5474609375 -38.37509765629, 104.59140625 -34.02451171879, 105.7779296875 -34.06845703129, 107.316015625 -34.15634765629, 108.6783203125 -34.15634765629, 109.073828125 -34.06845703129, 110.304296875 -33.93662109379, 110.831640625 -33.89267578129, 111.62265625 -34.02451171879, 115.401953125 -34.99130859379, 117.6431640625 -35.47470703129, 120.1041015625 -34.37607421879, 124.4107421875 -32.00302734379, 126.651953125 -31.08017578129, 129.025 -30.20126953129, 130.7828125 -30.37705078129, 133.0240234375 -30.42099609379, 135.265234375 -32.00302734379, 136.9791015625 -32.79404296879, 139.04453125 -33.76083984379, 140.45078125 -34.50791015629, 141.9888671875 -35.21103515629, 143.7466796875 -35.65048828129, 145.108984375 -36.22177734379, 145.9439453125 -36.74912109379, 147.5259765625 -37.62802734379, 150.3384765625 -37.23251953129, 153.2388671875 -37.10068359379, 155.4361328125 -36.83701171879, 156.4908203125 -36.74912109379, 157.589453125 -36.70517578129, 159.08359375 -36.61728515629, 157.1060546875 -37.93564453129, 156.4029296875 -38.24326171879, 155.4361328125 -38.59482421879, 153.4146484375 -39.12216796879, 151.5689453125 -39.69345703129, 150.11875 -40.48447265629, 149.327734375 -41.01181640629, 148.6685546875 -41.31943359379, 148.2291015625 -41.71494140629, 146.8228515625 -41.89072265629, 145.5044921875 -42.11044921879, 143.0435546875 -42.76962890629, 140.978125 -43.51669921879, 139.9234375 -44.04404296879, 137.6822265625 -44.00009765629, 136.144140625 -44.04404296879, 130.8267578125 -44.04404296879, 128.6734375 -44.04404296879, 126.4322265625 -44.04404296879, 124.718359375 -44.08798828129, 123.0044921875 -44.17587890629, 121.2466796875 -44.04404296879, 119.35703125 -43.69248046879, 115.4458984375 -43.38486328129, 113.5123046875 -43.12119140629, 112.237890625 -42.90146484379, 110.56796875 -42.72568359379, 108.45859375 -42.41806640629, 105.733984375 -42.06650390629, 104.327734375 -41.84677734379, 103.5806640625 -41.67099609379, 102.9654296875 -41.40732421879, 103.624609375 -40.13291015629, 105.29453125 -40.35263671879, 106.8765625 -40.66025390629, 109.249609375 -41.18759765629, 114.523046875 -41.53916015629, 116.0171875 -41.67099609379, 118.214453125 -41.84677734379, 119.620703125 -41.97861328129, 121.554296875 -42.37412109379, 123.4439453125 -42.37412109379, 127.179296875 -42.11044921879, 129.3765625 -41.97861328129, 131.1783203125 -42.15439453129, 132.36484375 -42.24228515629, 133.1119140625 -41.80283203129, 133.4634765625 -41.49521484379, 132.7603515625 -39.69345703129, 131.7935546875 -38.28720703129, 131.046484375 -36.26572265629, 130.60703125 -34.94736328129, 129.9478515625 -33.32138671879, 128.409765625 -34.63974609379, 127.5748046875 -35.29892578129, 126.300390625 -36.04599609379, 124.98203125 -36.17783203129, 123.0044921875 -36.48544921879, 121.378515625 -36.74912109379, 119.5328125 -37.18857421879, 118.214453125 -37.23251953129, 113.995703125 -36.57333984379, 112.589453125 -36.30966796879, 110.831640625 -36.13388671879, 110.480078125 -36.08994140629, 109.0298828125 -36.70517578129, 107.3599609375 -37.36435546879, 106.0416015625 -37.84775390629, 105.2505859375 -38.15537109379, 104.5474609375 -38.37509765629))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
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	Sumero-Akkadian; primordial ocean.
Last Updated	Feb 18, 2016 1:53 PM

Apsu Sulci

PDF Maps of Ganymede