List of geological features on Ganymede

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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 of 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.
32.9N 349.27W 66 1997 Khnum, Egyptian creation god.
15.4N 352.9W 103.8 1997 Goddess of springs and canals, daughter of Enki.
7.1N 277.6W 283 2000 Phoenician moon god who battled with Keret in Negeb.

Faculae[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter Year named Namesake
33.4N 153.4W 180 1985 Abydos, Egyptian town where Osiris was worshipped.
27.7N 189.5W 245 1997 Akhmim, Egyptian town where Min was worshipped.
29.0N 94.3W 224 2000 Bigeh, island where Hapi, Egyptian Nile god, resided.
15.7N 215.4W 369 1985 Busiris, town in lower Egypt where Osiris was first installed as local god.
13.2N 203.5W 245 1985 Swamp where Isis hid Osiris' body.
9.9N 209.2W 329 1985 Coptos, early town from which caravans departed.
25.7N 147.1W 184 1985 Edfu, Egyptian town where Horus was worshipped.
18.5N 147.2W 50 1997 Heliopolis, sacred Egyptian city of the sun.
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.
7.0N 143.1W 220 1985 Siwa, oasis oracle of Zeus-Ammon; visited by Alexander.
37.6N 161.2W 189 1985 Egyptian town where Hatmenit and Osiris were worshipped.
7.1N 202.4W 360 1985 Thebes, ancient capital of upper kingdom.

Fossae (ditches)[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter Year named Namesake
11.6S 227.7W 370 1985 Dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat.
50.4N 128.0W 3,700 1985 Lahmu, dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat.
38.5N 150.5W 2,900 1985 Anzû (Zu), dragon of chaos slain by Marduk.

Paterae[]

Name Coordinates Diameter Year named Namesake
24°14′S 318°06′W / 24.23°S 318.1°W / -24.23; -318.1 45 2015 Wadi Hammamat in Egypt, associated with petroglyphs and ancient mining.
77°21′S 171°22′W / 77.35°S 171.37°W / -77.35; -171.37 43 2015 Wadi in Jordan, associated with red sandstone cliffs and ancient copper mines.
31°21′S 188°28′W / 31.35°S 188.46°W / -31.35; -188.46 69 2015 Wadi Musa in Jordan, proximal to Petra archeological site.
30°56′S 183°16′W / 30.93°S 183.26°W / -30.93; -183.26 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”.
30°40′S 182°49′W / 30.66°S 182.82°W / -30.66; -182.82 38 2015 Wadi Rum in Jordan associated with travels of T. E. Lawrence, petroglyphs, and several Neolithic sites.
46°39′S 142°09′W / 46.65°S 142.15°W / -46.65; -142.15 96 2015 Wadi Yaroun in Lebanon, Neolithic archaeological site.

Regiones[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter Year named Namesake
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).
2.5N 187.7W 4,940 1979 Simon; German astronomer (1570-1624).
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).
34N 28W 3,800 1979 Charles D.; American astronomer (1867-1951).

Sulci[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter Year named Namesake
38.9N 194.3W 365 1997 Where Marduk's statue was carried each year.
18.0N 197.9W 1,372 1979 Assyro-Babylonian; celestial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu.
39.4S 234.7W 1,950 1979 Sumero-Akkadian; primordial ocean.
52.4N 3.9W 1,420 1979 Greek; Zeus set Ganymede among the stars as the constellation of Aquarius, the water carrier.
21.1S 349.8W 1,940 1985 Assyrian town where Ishtar was worshipped.
72.3S 282.9W 2,651 1988 Town in Egypt where Bast was worshipped.
37.9N 199.9W 645 1997 Ancient Phoenician city where Adonis was worshipped.
46.9S 17.5W 2,988 1979 Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by Zeus disguised as an eagle.
83.5N 3.8W 385 1985 Sumerian holy cosmic chamber of the gods.
58.2N 200.3W 1,855 1985 Ancient Babylonian seat of sun worship, in present-day Iran.
7.3S 179.2W 953 1985 Akkadian town that was built by Marduk.
11.7S 318.7W 1,792 1985 Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle.
9.7S 233.1W 750 1985 Sumerian mountain where winds dwell.
6.4S 216.6W 1,187 1979 Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu.
10.9S 163.2W 1,575 1985 Early Babylonian town.
3.8N 248.7W 1,000 2000 Sumerian town.
29.8N 205.7W 2,960 1979 Assyro-Babylonian; mountain with twin peaks where sun rose and set.
7.0S 7.9W 5,066 1979 Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle.
23.5N 53.1W 1,700 1997 City where Ishtar was worshipped.
36.9N 185.0W 1,425 1985 Sumerian city.
49.5N 316.4W 1,500 1979 Egyptian; chaos; primordial ocean; held germ of all things.
65.5N 169.0W 900 1997 Temple that was the chief sanctuary of Isis.
44.1N 209.5W 465 1979 Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers.
12.4N 23.5W 3,700 1979 Greek; kingdom in Asia Minor where Ganymede was born.
19.3S 232.2W 2,800 2000 Assyro-Babylonian town on the banks of the Euphrates River where the gods planned the great flood.
32.7N 18.5W 2,125 1979 Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers.
15.4S 189.3W 1,508 1985 Ancient Babylonian town.
3.4N 208.5W 1,330 1979 Assyro-Babylonian; tumultuous sea from which everything was generated.
4.1N 250.0W 1,270 2000 Sumerian town.
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.
43.8N 71.1W 2,200 1997 Mayan "place of fright"; destination of those who escaped violent death.

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