Santorini Facula
_(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
[edit]- ^ Neish C. D.; Barnes J. W.; Sotin C.; et al. (2015). "Spectral properties of Titan's impact craters imply chemical weathering of its surface". Geophysical Research Letters. 42 (10): 3746–3754. Bibcode:2015GeoRL..42.3746N. doi:10.1002/2015GL063824. PMC 5012121. PMID 27656006.
- ^ "Santorini Facula". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ Coustenis, Athena (2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. ISBN 9789812811615.