Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ida Facula

Basic Info

Feature Name Ida Facula
Clean Name Ida Facula
Feature ID 2646
Target Amalthea
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 1.43 °
Southmost Latitude 1.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.00 °
Westmost Longitude 175.00 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude 20.00 °
Center Longitude 175.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Greek; mountain where Zeus played as a child.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Sep 10, 2014 1:46 PM