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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Shuruppak Sulcus on Ganymede

Shuruppak Sulcus

Feature Name	Shuruppak Sulcus
Clean Name	Shuruppak Sulcus
Feature ID	5508
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-2.53 °
Southernmost Latitude	-37.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	208.64 °
Westernmost Longitude	263.65 °
Diameter	2730.00 km
Center Latitude	-19.62 °
Center Longitude	231.75 °
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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	2000
Origin	Assyro-Babylonian town on the banks of the Euphrates River where the gods planned the great flood.
Last Updated	Feb 14, 2016 1:39 PM

Shuruppak Sulcus

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