Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Sippar Sulcus on Ganymede

Sippar Sulcus

Feature Name Sippar Sulcus
Clean Name Sippar Sulcus
Feature ID 5573
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -6.90 °
Southernmost Latitude -28.90 °
Easternmost Longitude 132.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 204.30 °
Diameter 3260.00 km
Center Latitude -19.90 °
Center Longitude 170.20 °
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 1985
Origin Ancient Babylonian town.
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