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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Shuruppak Sulcus

Basic Info

Feature Name	Shuruppak Sulcus
Clean Name	Shuruppak Sulcus
Feature ID	5508
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-2.53 °
Southmost Latitude	-37.80 °
Eastmost Longitude	208.64 °
Westmost Longitude	263.65 °
Diameter	2730.00 km
Center Latitude	-19.62 °
Center Longitude	231.75 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyro-Babylonian
Origin	Assyro-Babylonian town on the banks of the Euphrates River where the gods planned the great flood.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Feb 14, 2016 1:39 PM

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