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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Nippur Sulcus on Ganymede

Nippur Sulcus

Feature Name	Nippur Sulcus
Clean Name	Nippur Sulcus
Feature ID	4306
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	45.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	23.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	173.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	198.00 °
Diameter	1425.00 km
Center Latitude	35.41 °
Center Longitude	183.35 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
Quad	-
Reference	[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Sumerian city.
Last Updated	Feb 23, 2016 11:03 AM

Nippur Sulcus

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