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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Pelorus Linea

Basic Info

Feature Name Pelorus Linea
Clean Name Pelorus Linea
Feature ID 4643
Target Europa
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -9.40 °
Southmost Latitude -21.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 159.60 °
Westmost Longitude 212.00 °
Diameter 1535.00 km
Center Latitude -19.80 °
Center Longitude 188.30 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Greek; survivor of the men Cadmus sowed with the dragon's teeth; a founder of Thebes.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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