List of geological features on Ganymede
This is a list of named geological features, except craters, on Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter. The list is complete as for August 2016.
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Geologic Map of Ganymede (February 11, 2014).
Catenae (crater chains)
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake |
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Enki Catena | 38.84N | 13.86W | 160 | 1997 | Enki, Principal water god of the Apsu. |
Khnum Catena | 32.9N | 349.27W | 66 | 1997 | Khnum, Egyptian creation god. |
Nanshe Catena | 15.4N | 352.9W | 103.8 | 1997 | Goddess of springs and canals, daughter of Enki. |
Terah Catena | 7.1N | 277.6W | 283 | 2000 | Phoenician moon god who battled with Keret in Negeb. |
Faculae
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake |
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Abydos Facula | 33.4N | 153.4W | 180 | 1985 | Abydos, Egyptian town where Osiris was worshipped. |
Akhmin Facula | 27.7N | 189.5W | 245 | 1997 | Akhmim, Egyptian town where Min was worshipped. |
Bigeh Facula | 29.0N | 94.3W | 224 | 2000 | Bigeh, island where Hapi, Egyptian Nile god, resided. |
Busiris Facula | 15.7N | 215.4W | 369 | 1985 | Busiris, town in lower Egypt where Osiris was first installed as local god. |
Buto Facula | 13.2N | 203.5W | 245 | 1985 | Swamp where Isis hid Osiris' body. |
Coptos Facula | 9.9N | 209.2W | 329 | 1985 | Coptos, early town from which caravans departed. |
Edfu Facula | 25.7N | 147.1W | 184 | 1985 | Edfu, Egyptian town where Horus was worshipped. |
Heliopolis Facula | 18.5N | 147.2W | 50 | 1997 | Heliopolis, sacred Egyptian city of the sun. |
Hermopolis Facula | 22.4N | 195.3W | 260 | 1997 | Hermopolis, place where Unut was worshipped. |
Memphis Facula | 14.1N | 131.9W | 361 | 1985 | Memphis, ancient capital of lower kingdom. |
Siwah Facula | 7.0N | 143.1W | 220 | 1985 | Siwa, oasis oracle of Zeus-Ammon; visited by Alexander. |
Tettu Facula | 37.6N | 161.2W | 189 | 1985 | Egyptian town where Hatmenit and Osiris were worshipped. |
Thebes Facula | 7.1N | 202.4W | 360 | 1985 | Thebes, ancient capital of upper kingdom. |
Fossae (ditches)
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake |
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Lakhamu Fossa | 11.6S | 227.7W | 370 | 1985 | Dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat. |
Lakhmu Fossae | 50.4N | 128.0W | 3,700 | 1985 | Lahmu, dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat. |
Zu Fossae | 38.5N | 150.5W | 2,900 | 1985 | Anzû (Zu), dragon of chaos slain by Marduk. |
Paterae
Name | Coordinates | Diameter | Year named | Namesake |
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Hammamat Patera | 24.23°S 318.1°W | 45 | 2015 | Wadi Hammamat in Egypt, associated with petroglyphs and ancient mining. |
Hamra Patera | 77.35°S 171.37°W | 43 | 2015 | Wadi in Jordan, associated with red sandstone cliffs and ancient copper mines. |
Musa Patera | 31.35°S 188.46°W | 69 | 2015 | Wadi Musa in Jordan, proximal to Petra archeological site. |
Natrun Patera | 30.93°S 183.26°W | 37.5 | 2015 | Wadi El Natrun in Egypt, site of ancient monasteries, proximal to site of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s aircraft crash that inspired the novella “The Little Prince”. |
Rum Patera | 30.66°S 182.82°W | 38 | 2015 | Wadi Rum in Jordan associated with travels of T. E. Lawrence, petroglyphs, and several Neolithic sites. |
Yaroun Patera | 46.65°S 142.15°W | 96 | 2015 | Wadi Yaroun in Lebanon, Neolithic archaeological site. |
Regiones
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake |
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Barnard Regio | 6.8S | 11.6W | 3,200 | 1979 | Edward E.; American astronomer (1857-1923). |
Galileo Regio | 45N | 127W | 4,440 | 1979 | Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer (1564-1642). |
Marius Regio | 2.5N | 187.7W | 4,940 | 1979 | Simon; German astronomer (1570-1624). |
Melotte Regio | 12S | 245W | 4,100 | 2013 | Philibert Jacques; British astronomer (1880-1961). |
Nicholson Regio | 33.1S | 6.4W | 3,900 | 1979 | Seth Barnes; American astronomer (1891-1963). |
Perrine Regio | 34N | 28W | 3,800 | 1979 | Charles D.; American astronomer (1867-1951). |
Sulci
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake |
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Akitu Sulcus | 38.9N | 194.3W | 365 | 1997 | Where Marduk's statue was carried each year. |
Anshar Sulcus | 18.0N | 197.9W | 1,372 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; celestial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu. |
Apsu Sulci | 39.4S | 234.7W | 1,950 | 1979 | Sumero-Akkadian; primordial ocean. |
Aquarius Sulcus | 52.4N | 3.9W | 1,420 | 1979 | Greek; Zeus set Ganymede among the stars as the constellation of Aquarius, the water carrier. |
Arbela Sulcus | 21.1S | 349.8W | 1,940 | 1985 | Assyrian town where Ishtar was worshipped. |
Bubastis Sulci | 72.3S | 282.9W | 2,651 | 1988 | Town in Egypt where Bast was worshipped. |
Byblus Sulcus | 37.9N | 199.9W | 645 | 1997 | Ancient Phoenician city where Adonis was worshipped. |
Dardanus Sulcus | 46.9S | 17.5W | 2,988 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by Zeus disguised as an eagle. |
Dukug Sulcus | 83.5N | 3.8W | 385 | 1985 | Sumerian holy cosmic chamber of the gods. |
Elam Sulci | 58.2N | 200.3W | 1,855 | 1985 | Ancient Babylonian seat of sun worship, in present-day Iran. |
Erech Sulcus | 7.3S | 179.2W | 953 | 1985 | Akkadian town that was built by Marduk. |
Harpagia Sulcus | 11.7S | 318.7W | 1,792 | 1985 | Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle. |
Hursag Sulcus | 9.7S | 233.1W | 750 | 1985 | Sumerian mountain where winds dwell. |
Kishar Sulcus | 6.4S | 216.6W | 1,187 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu. |
Lagash Sulcus | 10.9S | 163.2W | 1,575 | 1985 | Early Babylonian town. |
Larsa Sulcus | 3.8N | 248.7W | 1,000 | 2000 | Sumerian town. |
Mashu Sulcus | 29.8N | 205.7W | 2,960 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; mountain with twin peaks where sun rose and set. |
Mysia Sulci | 7.0S | 7.9W | 5,066 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle. |
Nineveh Sulcus | 23.5N | 53.1W | 1,700 | 1997 | City where Ishtar was worshipped. |
Nippur Sulcus | 36.9N | 185.0W | 1,425 | 1985 | Sumerian city. |
Nun Sulci | 49.5N | 316.4W | 1,500 | 1979 | Egyptian; chaos; primordial ocean; held germ of all things. |
Philae Sulcus | 65.5N | 169.0W | 900 | 1997 | Temple that was the chief sanctuary of Isis. |
Philus Sulcus | 44.1N | 209.5W | 465 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers. |
Phrygia Sulcus | 12.4N | 23.5W | 3,700 | 1979 | Greek; kingdom in Asia Minor where Ganymede was born. |
Shuruppak Sulcus | 19.3S | 232.2W | 2,800 | 2000 | Assyro-Babylonian town on the banks of the Euphrates River where the gods planned the great flood. |
Sicyon Sulcus | 32.7N | 18.5W | 2,125 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers. |
Sippar Sulcus | 15.4S | 189.3W | 1,508 | 1985 | Ancient Babylonian town. |
Tiamat Sulcus | 3.4N | 208.5W | 1,330 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; tumultuous sea from which everything was generated. |
Umma Sulcus | 4.1N | 250.0W | 1,270 | 2000 | Sumerian town. |
Ur Sulcus | 49.8N | 177.5W | 1,145 | 1985 | Ancient Sumerian seat of moon worship. |
Uruk Sulcus | 0.8N | 160.3W | 2,200 | 1979 | Babylonian city ruled by Gilgamesh. |
Xibalba Sulcus | 43.8N | 71.1W | 2,200 | 1997 | Mayan "place of fright"; destination of those who escaped violent death. |
See also
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