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

Umma Sulcus

Feature Name Umma Sulcus
Clean Name Umma Sulcus
Feature ID 6220
Target Ganymede
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 16.30 °
Southernmost Latitude -6.70 °
Easternmost Longitude 240.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 257.50 °
Diameter 1270.00 km
Center Latitude 4.10 °
Center Longitude 249.50 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Sumerian
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 2000
Origin Sumerian town.
Last Updated Feb 18, 2016 1:34 PM
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