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 of August 2016.

Geologic Map of Ganymede (February 11, 2014).

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

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Year named	Namesake
Hammamat Patera	24.23°S 318.1°W / -24.23; -318.1	45	2015	Wadi Hammamat in Egypt, associated with petroglyphs and ancient mining.
Hamra Patera	77.35°S 171.37°W / -77.35; -171.37	43	2015	Wadi in Jordan, associated with red sandstone cliffs and ancient copper mines.
Musa Patera	31.35°S 188.46°W / -31.35; -188.46	69	2015	Wadi Musa in Jordan, proximal to Petra archeological site.
Natrun Patera	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”.
Rum Patera	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.
Yaroun Patera	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
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
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.

References

List of named surface features on Ganymede

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