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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Nineveh Sulcus on Ganymede

Nineveh Sulcus

Feature Name	Nineveh Sulcus
Clean Name	Nineveh Sulcus
Feature ID	4288
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	29.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	14.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	33.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	70.80 °
Diameter	1700.00 km
Center Latitude	23.20 °
Center Longitude	53.00 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((289.3166015625 29.480566406254, 291.38203125 29.348730468754, 293.7990234375 29.041113281254, 296.391796875 28.821386718754, 298.5890625 28.733496093754, 300.346875 28.381933593754, 301.46748046875 28.030371093754, 302.63203125 27.678808593754, 303.75263671875 27.195410156254, 306.0158203125 26.448339843754, 308.7404296875 25.525488281254, 311.5529296875 24.734472656254, 313.5744140625 23.987402343754, 315.903515625 23.196386718754, 318.7599609375 21.702246093754, 321.2208984375 20.208105468754, 323.8576171875 18.362402343754, 326.274609375 16.560644531254, 325.044140625 14.670996093754, 322.2755859375 15.681738281254, 319.33125 17.087988281254, 317.0021484375 18.230566406254, 311.06953125 19.988378906254, 308.169140625 20.647558593754, 304.6095703125 21.614355468754, 301.3576171875 22.932714843754, 295.9083984375 24.251074218754, 293.7111328125 24.778417968754, 291.6017578125 25.086035156254, 290.2833984375 25.217871093754, 289.7560546875 25.129980468754, 289.3166015625 29.480566406254))
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	1997
Origin	City where Ishtar was worshipped.
Last Updated	Feb 23, 2016 10:24 AM

Nineveh Sulcus

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