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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ancaeus Linea

Basic Info

Feature Name Ancaeus Linea
Clean Name Ancaeus Linea
Feature ID 16079
Target Europa
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -55.21 °
Southmost Latitude -60.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 180.76 °
Westmost Longitude 182.96 °
Diameter 145.00 km
Center Latitude 57.82 °
Center Longitude 182.46 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 27, 2022
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin The nephew of Europa, in Greek mythology.
Reference [177] - The Argonautica, by Valerius Flaccus (with an English translation by J.H. Mozley): The Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge (Mass.), 1934.
Updated Jun 01, 2022 7:08 PM

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