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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Glaukos Linea

Basic Info

Feature Name Glaukos Linea
Clean Name Glaukos Linea
Feature ID 2185
Target Europa
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 78.40 °
Southmost Latitude 30.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 228.60 °
Westmost Longitude 252.30 °
Diameter 1400.00 km
Center Latitude 57.80 °
Center Longitude 230.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Son of Minos in Greek mythology.
Reference [27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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