Planetary Names

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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Alexandria Sulcus on Enceladus

Alexandria Sulcus

Feature Name	Alexandria Sulcus
Clean Name	Alexandria Sulcus
Feature ID	14247
Target	Enceladus
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-69.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	-69.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	94.78 °
Westernmost Longitude	177.15 °
Diameter	111.00 km
Center Latitude	-75.63 °
Center Longitude	137.56 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((265.22 -69.81000000003445, 182.85 -69.81000000003445, 182.85 -69.86000000003838, 265.22 -69.86000000003838, 265.22 -69.81000000003445)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Arabian
Quad	-
Reference	[52] - Alf Laylah Wa Laylah, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, by Richard F. Burton: Larsen-Harper, Colo. Press, Denver, Colo., 1900.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 07, 2006
Origin	City in the tale "The Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police" from Richard F. Burton's Arabian Nights.
Last Updated	Nov 17, 2008 3:58 PM