Planetary Names

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Sippar Sulcus

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sippar Sulcus
Clean Name	Sippar Sulcus
Feature ID	5573
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-6.90 °
Southmost Latitude	-28.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	132.00 °
Westmost Longitude	204.30 °
Diameter	3260.00 km
Center Latitude	-19.90 °
Center Longitude	170.20 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((158.15 -5.657324218773, 160.0396484375 -6.887792968773, 161.5337890625 -7.634863281273, 162.9400390625 -8.733496093773, 164.1705078125 -9.524511718773, 165.4009765625 -9.963964843773, 167.290625 -10.403417968773, 169.136328125 -10.930761718773, 170.015234375 -11.194433593773, 171.509375 -11.765722656273, 172.3443359375 -12.161230468773, 172.73984375 -12.776464843773, 173.1353515625 -13.215917968773, 174.4537109375 -13.655371093773, 175.816015625 -13.962988281273, 176.870703125 -14.358496093773, 178.4087890625 -14.885839843773, 179.858984375 -15.105566406273, 181.0015625 -15.632910156273, 182.05625 -16.248144531273, 183.2427734375 -16.467871093773, 184.2974609375 -16.687597656273, 185.7037109375 -17.127050781273, 187.50546875 -17.610449218773, 188.56015625 -18.049902343773, 190.0103515625 -18.357519531273, 190.7134765625 -18.665136718773, 191.8560546875 -19.324316406273, 192.9546875 -19.983496093773, 193.8775390625 -20.379003906273, 195.151953125 -20.686621093773, 196.4263671875 -20.686621093773, 197.964453125 -20.906347656273, 199.5904296875 -21.126074218773, 201.5240234375 -21.170019531273, 202.8423828125 -21.389746093773, 204.6880859375 -21.433691406273, 206.5337890625 -21.345800781273, 208.0279296875 -21.389746093773, 209.478125 -21.653417968773, 210.4009765625 -21.917089843773, 211.323828125 -21.917089843773, 212.5103515625 -21.873144531273, 213.696875 -22.136816406273, 214.4 -22.752050781273, 215.0591796875 -23.191503906273, 215.80625 -23.499121093773, 217.03671875 -23.938574218773, 218.4869140625 -23.894628906273, 219.409765625 -23.894628906273, 220.7720703125 -23.938574218773, 221.694921875 -24.400000000023, 222.4419921875 -24.641699218773, 223.2330078125 -25.015234375023, 224.1998046875 -25.828222656273, 222.925390625 -25.476660156273, 221.9146484375 -25.125097656273, 219.7173828125 -24.773535156273, 218.706640625 -24.817480468773, 217.8716796875 -24.861425781273, 216.8169921875 -24.817480468773, 215.9380859375 -24.817480468773, 215.5865234375 -24.378027343773, 215.015234375 -23.982519531273, 214.1802734375 -23.455175781273, 213.3892578125 -22.927832031273, 211.8072265625 -22.883886718773, 208.9947265625 -23.235449218773, 209.478125 -23.938574218773, 211.2798828125 -25.081152343773, 212.4224609375 -26.091894531273, 213.696875 -27.410253906273, 211.148046875 -25.872167968773, 209.390234375 -25.081152343773, 207.456640625 -24.465917968773, 205.3912109375 -24.290136718773, 203.589453125 -24.246191406273, 201.3921875 -24.465917968773, 199.8541015625 -24.421972656273, 197.437109375 -24.509863281273, 195.94296875 -24.246191406273, 194.273046875 -23.587011718773, 190.405859375 -21.170019531273, 188.2525390625 -21.126074218773, 185.3521484375 -20.247167968773, 182.8912109375 -19.500097656273, 180.913671875 -19.456152343773, 178.9361328125 -19.412207031273, 176.2994140625 -19.368261718773, 174.1021484375 -19.412207031273, 171.6412109375 -18.313574218773, 170.27890625 -17.918066406273, 169.312109375 -17.346777343773, 168.4771484375 -16.643652343773, 166.8951171875 -15.940527343773, 164.7857421875 -15.237402343773, 161.665625 -12.908300781273, 159.819921875 -11.765722656273, 156.7876953125 -9.876074218773, 156.91953125 -7.415136718773001, 158.15 -5.657324218773))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Asia
Culture	Assyro-Babylonian
Origin	Ancient Babylonian town.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Feb 18, 2016 12:43 PM

PDF Maps of Ganymede

Ganymede