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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Euphrates Sulcus
Clean Name Euphrates Sulcus
Feature ID 16503
Target Enceladus
Feature Type Sulcus, sulci

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -53.50 °
Southmost Latitude -75.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 255.28 °
Westmost Longitude 329.81 °
Diameter 155.00 km
Center Latitude -68.00 °
Center Longitude 276.07 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 03, 2026
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Arabian
Origin The river near Baghdad which was crossed by Caliph Harun al-Rashid and his Wazir in the tale "The Caliph's Night Adventure.”
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.
Updated Oct 28, 2026 6:01 PM

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