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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Xanthus Flumen

Basic Info

Feature Name Xanthus Flumen
Clean Name Xanthus Flumen
Feature ID 15436
Target Titan
Feature Type Flumen, flumina

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 83.75 °
Southmost Latitude 82.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 236.62 °
Westmost Longitude 245.29 °
Diameter 78.00 km
Center Latitude 83.47 °
Center Longitude 242.76 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 06, 2015
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin River in the Iliad.
Reference [41] - The Iliad of Homer, translated by Benjamin Smith and Walter Miller: MacMillan and Co., New York, 1944.
Updated Nov 06, 2015 7:45 AM

PDF Maps of Titan

  • Titan with ISS background Not all features are shown on this map, however a few features, including some faculae, planitiae and regiones, can be seen better here than on the VIMS maps. Map covers area between 90°N and 90°S.
  • Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips All named features between 50°N and 90°S are included. Map covers area between 90°N and 90°S.
  • Titan VIMS image Only prominent albedo features and a few other features that are easily distinguished are included. Map covers area between 90°N and 90°S.
  • Titan North Pole Includes features that are between 50°N and 90°N. The image is false color Cassini RADAR that distinguishes liquid hydrocarbon from dry land.
  • Titan South Pole Includes features that are between 50°S and 90°S. The image is false color Cassini RADAR that distinguishes liquid hydrocarbon from dry land.