Makran Sulci (Enceladus)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Sulcus, sulci
IAU definition

Subparallel furrows and ridges

Diameter
170.5 km, 68 % of the radius of its body
Centre
54.4° S, 224.2° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
February 4, 2010
Origin of the name

Land in the tale "The Tale of Salim, the Youth of Khorasan, and Salma, his Sister."

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Makran Sulci.

Missions to its body

No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Makran Sulci.

Sources

International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14635

Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

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