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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Arbela Sulcus on Ganymede

Arbela Sulcus

Feature Name	Arbela Sulcus
Clean Name	Arbela Sulcus
Feature ID	345
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-8.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-55.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	335.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	60.00 °
Diameter	3850.00 km
Center Latitude	-34.00 °
Center Longitude	4.00 °
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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	1985
Origin	Assyrian town where Ishtar was worshipped.
Last Updated	Feb 14, 2016 3:11 PM

Arbela Sulcus

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