Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Flexus, flexūs: Phocis Flexus on Europa

Phocis Flexus

Feature Name	Phocis Flexus
Clean Name	Phocis Flexus
Feature ID	4703
Target	Europa
Feature Type	Flexus, flexūs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-46.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-46.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	191.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	204.20 °
Diameter	242.00 km
Center Latitude	-44.50 °
Center Longitude	198.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((168.8 -45.99999999998398, 155.8 -45.99999999998398, 155.8 -46.79999999999939, 168.8 -46.79999999999939, 168.8 -45.99999999998398)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Where the cow lead Cadmus before it stopped at the site of Thebes.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM