Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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 °
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