[edit] Catenae | Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake | | Enki Catena | 38.8N | 13.6W | 161.3 | 1997 | Principal water god of the Apsu. | | Khnum Catena | 32.9N | 349.1W | 66.0 | 1997 | Egyptian creation god. | | Nanshe Catena | 15.4N | 352.9W | 103.8 | 1997 | Goddess of springs and canals, daughter of Enki. | | Terah Catena | 7.1N | 277.5W | 283.0 | 2000 | Phoenician moon god who battled with Keret in Negeb. | [edit] Faculae | Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake | | Abydos Facula | 33.4N | 153.4W | 180.0 | 1985 | Egyptian town where Osiris was worshipped. | | Akhmin Facula | 27.7N | 189.5W | 245.0 | 1997 | Egyptian town where Min was worshipped. | | Bigeh Facula | 29.0N | 94.3W | 224.0 | 2000 | Island where Hapi, Egyptian Nile god, resided. | | Busiris Facula | 15.7N | 215.4W | 369.0 | 1985 | Town in lower Egypt where Osiris was first installed as local god. | | Buto Facula | 13.2N | 203.5W | 245.0 | 1985 | Swamp where Isis hid Osiris' body. | | Coptos Facula | 9.9N | 209.2W | 329.0 | 1985 | Early town from which caravans departed. | | Dendera Facula | 0.0N | 257.0W | 114.0 | 1985 | Town where Hathor was chief goddess. Name changed to Dendera. | | Edfu Facula | 25.7N | 147.1W | 184.0 | 1985 | Egyptian town where Horus was worshipped. | | Heliopolis Facula | 18.5N | 147.2W | 50.0 | 1997 | Sacred Egyptian city of the sun. | | Hermopolis Facula | 22.4N | 195.3W | 260.0 | 1997 | Place where Unut was worshipped. | | Memphis Facula | 14.1N | 131.9W | 361.0 | 1985 | Ancient capitol of lower kingdom. | | Ombos Facula | 4.8N | 236.0W | 170.0 | 1985 | Egyptian town where Sebek's triad worshipped; present Kom Ombo. | | Punt Facula | 26.1S | 242.2W | 228.0 | 1985 | Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed to Punt (crater). | | Sais Facula | 37.9N | 14.2W | 137.0 | 1988 | Capital of Egypt in mid-7th century B.C. | | Siwah Facula | 7.0N | 143.1W | 220.0 | 1985 | Oasis oracle of Zeus-Ammon; visited by Alexander. | | Tettu Facula | 37.6N | 161.2W | 189.0 | 1985 | Egyptian town where Hatmenit and Osiris were worshipped. | | Thebes Facula | 7.1N | 202.4W | 360.0 | 1985 | Ancient capitol of upper kingdom. | [edit] Fossae | Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake | | Lakhamu Fossa | 11.6S | 227.7W | 370.0 | 1985 | Dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat. | | Lakhmu Fossae | 50.4N | 128.0W | 3,700.0 | 1985 | Dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat. | | Zu Fossae | 38.5N | 150.5W | 2,900.0 | 1985 | Dragon of chaos slain by Marduk. | | Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake | | Barnard Regio | 10.7S | 19.0W | 3,200.0 | 1979 | Edward E.; American astronomer (1857-1923). | | Galileo Regio | 47.0N | 129.6W | 5,000.0 | 1979 | Italian astronomer (1564-1642). | | Marius Regio | 6.8N | 181.2W | 4,000.0 | 1979 | Simon; German astronomer (1570-1624). | | Nicholson Regio | 33.5S | 4.8W | 3,900.0 | 1979 | Seth Barnes; American astronomer (1891-1963). | | Perrine Regio | 33.2N | 32.5W | 3,800.0 | 1979 | Charles D.; American astronomer (1867-1951). | | Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Year named | Namesake | | Akitu Sulcus | 38.9N | 194.3W | 365.0 | 1997 | Where Marduk's statue was carried each year. | | Anshar Sulcus | 18.0N | 197.9W | 1,372.0 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; celestial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu. | | Apsu Sulci | 39.4S | 234.7W | 1,950.0 | 1979 | Sumero-Akkadian; primordial ocean. | | Aquarius Sulcus | 52.4N | 3.9W | 1,420.0 | 1979 | Greek; Zeus set Ganymede among the stars as the constellation of Aquarius, the water carrier. | | Arbela Sulcus | 21.1S | 349.8W | 1,940.0 | 1985 | Assyrian town where Ishtar was worshipped. | | Bubastis Sulci | 72.3S | 282.9W | 2,651.0 | 1988 | Town in Egypt where Bast was worshipped. | | Byblus Sulcus | 37.9N | 199.9W | 645.0 | 1997 | Ancient Phoenician city where Adonis was worshipped. | | Dardanus Sulcus | 46.9S | 17.5W | 2,988.0 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by Zeus disguised as an eagle. | | Dukug Sulcus | 83.5N | 3.8W | 385.0 | 1985 | Sumerian holy cosmic chamber of the gods. | | Elam Sulci | 58.2N | 200.3W | 1,855.0 | 1985 | Ancient Babylonian seat of sun worship, in present-day Iran. | | Erech Sulcus | 7.3S | 179.2W | 953.0 | 1985 | Akkadian town that was built by Marduk. | | Harpagia Sulcus | 11.7S | 318.7W | 1,792.0 | 1985 | Greek; where Ganymede was abducted an eagle. | | Hursag Sulcus | 9.7S | 233.1W | 750.0 | 1985 | Sumerian mountain where winds dwell. | | Kishar Sulcus | 6.4S | 216.6W | 1,187.0 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu. | | Lagash Sulcus | 10.9S | 163.2W | 1,575.0 | 1985 | Early Babylonian town. | | Larsa Sulcus | 3.8N | 248.7W | 1,000.0 | 2000 | Sumerian town. | | Mashu Sulcus | 29.8N | 205.7W | 2,960.0 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; mountain with twin peaks where sun rose and set. | | Mysia Sulci | 7.0S | 7.9W | 5,066.0 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle. | | Nineveh Sulcus | 23.5N | 53.1W | 1,700.0 | 1997 | City where Ishtar was worshipped. | | Nippur Sulcus | 36.9N | 185.0W | 1,425.0 | 1985 | Sumerian city. | | Nun Sulci | 49.5N | 316.4W | 1,500.0 | 1979 | Egyptian; chaos; primordial ocean; held germ of all things. | | Philae Sulcus | 65.5N | 169.0W | 900.0 | 1997 | Temple that was the chief sanctuary of Isis. | | Philus Sulcus | 44.1N | 209.5W | 465.0 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers. | | Phrygia Sulcus | 12.4N | 23.5W | 3,700.0 | 1979 | Greek; kingdom in Asia Minor where Ganymede was born. | | Shuruppak Sulcus | 19.3S | 232.2W | 2,800.0 | 2000 | Assyro-Babylonian town on the banks of the Euphrates River where the gods planned the great flood. | | Sicyon Sulcus | 32.7N | 18.5W | 2,125.0 | 1979 | Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers. | | Sippar Sulcus | 15.4S | 189.3W | 1,508.0 | 1985 | Ancient Babylonian town. | | Tiamat Sulcus | 3.4N | 208.5W | 1,330.0 | 1979 | Assyro-Babylonian; tumultuous sea from which everything was generated. | | Umma Sulcus | 4.1N | 250.0W | 1,270.0 | 2000 | Sumerian town. | | Ur Sulcus | 49.8N | 177.5W | 1,145.0 | 1985 | Ancient Sumerian seat of moon worship. | | Uruk Sulcus | 0.8N | 160.3W | 2,200.0 | 1979 | Babylonian city ruled by Gilgamesh. | | Xibalba Sulcus | 43.8N | 71.1W | 2,200.0 | 1997 | Mayan "place of fright"; destination of those who escaped violent death. | [edit] References |