Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Flexus, flexūs: Sidon Flexus on Europa

Sidon Flexus

Feature Name	Sidon Flexus
Clean Name	Sidon Flexus
Feature ID	5520
Target	Europa
Feature Type	Flexus, flexūs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-52.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-68.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	146.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	229.00 °
Diameter	1133.00 km
Center Latitude	-66.40 °
Center Longitude	183.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((213.2 -52.19999999997678, 131 -52.19999999997678, 131 -68.19999999998815, 213.2 -68.19999999998815, 213.2 -52.19999999997678)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[22] - Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative, by Herbert Mason: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Mass., 1971.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Another name for Tyre; where Europa was born.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM