Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Xanadu

Basic Info

Feature Name Xanadu
Clean Name Xanadu
Feature ID 6958
Target Titan
Feature Type Albedo Feature

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 10.00 °
Southmost Latitude -40.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 65.00 °
Westmost Longitude 150.00 °
Diameter 3400.00 km
Center Latitude -15.00 °
Center Longitude 100.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin An imaginary country in Coleridge's "Kubla Khan."
Reference [181] - Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Major Works, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1983.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

PDF Maps of Titan

  • Titan with ISS background Not all features are shown on this map, however a few features, including some faculae, planitiae and regiones, can be seen better here than on the VIMS maps. Map covers area between 90°N and 90°S.
  • Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips All named features between 50°N and 90°S are included. Map covers area between 90°N and 90°S.
  • Titan VIMS image Only prominent albedo features and a few other features that are easily distinguished are included. Map covers area between 90°N and 90°S.
  • Titan North Pole Includes features that are between 50°N and 90°N. The image is false color Cassini RADAR that distinguishes liquid hydrocarbon from dry land.
  • Titan South Pole Includes features that are between 50°S and 90°S. The image is false color Cassini RADAR that distinguishes liquid hydrocarbon from dry land.