Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Ur Sulcus on Ganymede

Ur Sulcus

Feature Name	Ur Sulcus
Clean Name	Ur Sulcus
Feature ID	6234
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	60.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	184.40 °
Diameter	1145.00 km
Center Latitude	49.50 °
Center Longitude	177.50 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
Quad	-
Reference	[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Ancient Sumerian seat of moon worship.
Last Updated	Feb 18, 2016 11:33 AM

Ur Sulcus

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