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Geologic Map of Ganymede (February 11, 2014).
This is a list of named geological features, except craters, on Ganymede , a moon of Jupiter . The list is complete as for August 2016.
Catenae (crater chains)
Name
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
Year named
Namesake
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
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
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
Regiones
Sulci
Name
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
Year named
Namesake
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.
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