Fakula Oahu on an infrared map of Titan
Fakula Oahu (bright “island”) in an infrared image of the Cassini spacecraft (2007)
Fakula Oahu ( lat.Oahu Facula ) - a relatively small a bright spot on the surface of Saturn's largest satellite - Titan .
Content
Geography and geology
Coordinates - [1] . The maximum size is 465 km . Fakula Oahu is inside the dark area of Shangri-La , and to the northwest of it - light area Dilmun . In the vicinity of it there are many other Titan shards: in the east - the largest Shrine of Titan - Shrine of Crete , in the southeast - Sharkoku Nicobar , in the south - Shikoku Shrine , in the southwest - Shrine Mindanao and others. It was discovered in images from the Cassini spacecraft.
Eponym
Named after Oahu , one of the Hawaiian Islands [1] . The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2006 [1] .
See also
- Titanium Surface Parts List
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Oahu Facula . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (October 1, 2006). Date of treatment April 19, 2015. Archived on April 19, 2015.