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Hotei Arcus on Titan

Arcus (Titan) (pl.arcũs) is an arc-shaped type of landform found on Saturn's moon Titan.[1][2] Arcus is the Latin word for arc.[2]

As of February 2017 the only instance of this landform is Hotei Arcus.[3]


References

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Titan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hargitai, Henrik (2014). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-1-4614-9213-9. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Planetary Names: Arcus, arcūs: Hotei Arcus on Titan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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