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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Tiamat Sulcus on Ganymede

Tiamat Sulcus

Feature Name	Tiamat Sulcus
Clean Name	Tiamat Sulcus
Feature ID	5991
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	15.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-8.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	200.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	219.70 °
Diameter	1330.00 km
Center Latitude	4.14 °
Center Longitude	209.10 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((140.54125976563 15.170166015611, 141.02465820313 14.642822265611, 141.85961914063 13.961669921861, 142.87036132813 13.522216796861, 144.05688476563 12.972900390611, 145.15551757813 12.335693359361, 146.16625976563 11.544677734361, 147.02319335938 10.731689453111, 147.74829101563 9.874755859361301, 148.73706054688 8.556396484361301, 149.76977539063 7.5017089843613, 150.45092773438 6.4470214843613, 151.50561523438 5.3044433593613, 152.51635742188 4.4035644531113, 153.74682617188 3.0192871093613, 154.77954101563 1.8767089843613, 155.43872070313 1.0856933593613, 156.31762695313 0.2287597656113, 156.97680664063 -0.6281738281387, 157.50415039063 -1.8586425781387, 157.81176757813 -3.0891113281387, 158.51489257813 -5.4401855468887, 158.86645507813 -6.0993652343887, 159.37182617188 -6.8464355468887, 158.49291992188 -7.6374511718887, 157.63598632813 -8.142822265638699, 156.95483398438 -8.670166015638699, 155.57055664063 -8.604248046888699, 155.35083007813 -7.7473144531387, 155.10913085938 -6.6486816406387, 154.27416992188 -3.6384277343887, 152.14282226563 0.1628417968613, 150.97827148438 2.1623535156113, 149.76977539063 3.4587402343613, 149.13256835938 4.0520019531113, 146.75952148438 6.3151855468613, 145.63891601563 7.1062011718613, 144.40844726563 8.007080078111301, 142.51879882813 8.754150390611301, 141.66186523438 9.149658203111301, 140.84887695313 9.083740234361301, 140.29956054688 9.083740234361301, 140.29956054688 12.687255859361, 140.36547851563 14.730712890611, 140.27758789063 15.236083984361, 140.54125976563 15.170166015611))
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	1979
Origin	Assyro-Babylonian; tumultuous sea from which everything was generated.
Last Updated	Feb 24, 2016 1:45 PM

Tiamat Sulcus

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