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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nineveh Sulcus
Clean Name Nineveh Sulcus
Feature ID 4288
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 29.30 °
Southmost Latitude 14.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.60 °
Westmost Longitude 70.80 °
Diameter 1700.00 km
Center Latitude 23.20 °
Center Longitude 53.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Assyro-Babylonian
Origin City where Ishtar was worshipped.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Feb 23, 2016 10:24 AM

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