Sulci on Ganymede
35 named features carry the IAU descriptor Sulcus — a set of parallel grooves and ridges on Ganymede, out of 70 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
35
of 196 named places on Ganymede — 18%
Largest
5,066 km
Mysia Sulci
Median size
1,500 km
Across the 35 with a measured diameter
Named between
1979–2013
IAU approval dates
How sulci on Ganymede get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 35 sulci with a recorded origin, 8 categories appear, led by Assyro-Babylonian.
Assyro-Babylonian13Greek7Sumerian7Babylon3Egypt2Akkadian (Accadian)1Mayan1Phoenician1
All 35 sulci on Ganymede
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Mysia Sulci5,066 kmArbela Sulcus3,850 kmPhrygia Sulcus3,700 kmBorsippa Sulcus3,300 kmSippar Sulcus3,260 kmBabylon Sulci3,100 kmMashu Sulcus2,960 kmBubastis Sulci2,730 kmShuruppak Sulcus2,730 kmMummu Sulci2,680 kmUruk Sulcus2,200 kmXibalba Sulcus2,200 kmHursag Sulcus2,183 kmSicyon Sulcus2,125 kmApsu Sulci1,950 kmNineveh Sulcus1,700 kmLagash Sulcus1,575 kmNun Sulci1,500 kmDardanus Sulcus1,500 kmElam Sulci1,500 kmNippur Sulcus1,425 kmAquarius Sulcus1,420 kmHarpagia Sulcus1,400 kmAnshar Sulcus1,372 kmTiamat Sulcus1,330 kmUmma Sulcus1,270 kmKishar Sulcus1,187 kmUr Sulcus1,145 kmLarsa Sulci1,130 kmErech Sulcus953 kmPhilae Sulcus900 kmByblus Sulcus645 kmPhilus Sulcus465 kmDukug Sulcus385 kmAkitu Sulcus365 km
Sulci elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 3 other worlds, for 35 more features.