Rytvins Lajej ( English Láhej Sulci ) - a system of potholes (a relief of alternating furrows and ridges) on the surface of the moon of Saturn - Enceladus .
Geography
Approximate coordinates - [1] . The maximum size of the structures is 150 km . Potholes are located on the Sarandib plain , in the southeast they are practically in contact with a similar structure - Labtayt potholes , and to the north of them are Hama potholes . Anbar furrows are located to the west of the potholes, and in the northeast, the only two ridges of the satellite are the Kuf and Ebony ridges . In the south is the 8-kilometer named Sabur Crater, and in the northeast - the 4-kilometer Sharrkan .
Eponym
Named after the city of Lahj , featured in the collection of Arabian tales, One Thousand and One Nights [1] . The official name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2006 [1] .
See also
- List of geological structures at Enceladus
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Láhej Sulci (English) . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (November 17, 2008). Date of treatment March 23, 2015. Archived March 23, 2015.