Astronomy:Santorini Facula
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_(7185904).jpg) Santorini Facula is an elongated bright spot around a dark impact crater in lower left corner | |
| Feature type | Facula |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 2° 24′ 0″ N, 145° 36′ 0″ W |
| Diameter | 140 km |
| Eponym | Santorini |
The Santorini Facula is a facula (bright spot) on the surface of Titan, around a 40 km wide impact crater.[1] It was named after the Greek island Santorini in 2006.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Neish C. D.Expression error: Unrecognized word "et". (2015). "Spectral properties of Titan's impact craters imply chemical weathering of its surface". Geophysical Research Letters 42 (10): 3746–3754. doi:10.1002/2015GL063824. PMID 27656006. Bibcode: 2015GeoRL..42.3746N.
- ↑ "Santorini Facula". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ Coustenis, Athena (2008) (in en). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. ISBN 9789812811615. https://books.google.com/books?id=j3O47dxrDAQC&pg=PA267.
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