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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Mashu Sulcus on Ganymede
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Mashu Sulcus
Feature Name
Mashu Sulcus
Clean Name
Mashu Sulcus
Feature ID
3739
Target
Ganymede
Feature Type
Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
51.00 °
Southernmost Latitude
14.90 °
Easternmost Longitude
175.80 °
Westernmost Longitude
241.40 °
Diameter
2960.00
km
Center Latitude
34.00 °
Center Longitude
210.00 °
WKT String
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Continent
Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Assyro-Babylonian
Quad
-
Reference
[22] - Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative, by Herbert Mason: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Mass., 1971.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
1979
Origin
Assyro-Babylonian; mountain with twin peaks where sun rose and set.
Last Updated
Feb 23, 2016 10:03 AM
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