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| Feature Name | [Tyre Macula] |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Tyre Macula |
| Feature ID | 6920 |
| Target | Europa |
| Feature Type | Macula, maculae |
| Coordinate System | Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 31.90 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 31.60 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 143.90 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 150.20 ° |
| Diameter | 148.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 31.70 ° |
| Center Longitude | 147.00 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Dropped, disallowed |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | 1979 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ethnicity | Greek |
| Origin | Greek; the seashore from which Zeus abducted Europa. Changed to Tyre. |
| Reference | [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974. |
| Updated | Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM |
