Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Al-Medinah Sulci on Enceladus

Al-Medinah Sulci

Feature Name	Al-Medinah Sulci
Clean Name	Al Medinah Sulci
Feature ID	14631
Target	Enceladus
Feature Type	Sulcus, sulci
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-48.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	-53.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	-0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	360.00 °
Diameter	117.50 km
Center Latitude	-50.70 °
Center Longitude	358.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((22.40000000000015 -48.09999999999997, 22.40000000000015 -53.19999999999999, 2.842170943040401e-13 -53.19999999998737, 2.842170943040401e-13 -48.09999999997837, 22.40000000000015 -48.09999999999997)), ((360.0000000000002 -48.09999999997837, 360.0000000000002 -53.19999999998737, 339.9 -53.19999999997617, 339.9 -48.0999999999591, 360.0000000000002 -48.09999999997837)))
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	Feb 04, 2010
Origin	Place in the tale "The Lovers of Al-Medinah."
Last Updated	Feb 04, 2010 1:43 PM