Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Philus Sulcus on Ganymede

Philus Sulcus

Feature Name	Philus Sulcus
Clean Name	Philus Sulcus
Feature ID	4694
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	49.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	38.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	202.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	215.20 °
Diameter	465.00 km
Center Latitude	44.50 °
Center Longitude	209.90 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((157.79223632813 46.922607421875, 154.62817382813 48.175048828125, 152.07934570313 48.746337890625, 150.01391601563 49.053955078125, 147.55297851563 46.373291015625, 146.27856445313 44.703369140625, 145.37768554688 43.604736328125, 144.71850585938 42.681884765625, 146.36645507813 40.638427734375, 147.72875976563 39.210205078125, 148.49780273438 38.572998046875, 149.64038085938 40.067138671875, 150.69506835938 41.605224609375, 153.13403320313 43.912353515625, 155.24340820313 45.318603515625, 156.12231445313 45.867919921875, 156.75952148438 46.307373046875, 157.79223632813 46.922607421875))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
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	1979
Origin	Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers.
Last Updated	Feb 23, 2016 2:03 PM