Acacallis Linea (Europa)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Linea, lineae
- IAU definition
A dark or bright elongate marking, may be curved or straight
- Diameter
- 940 km, 60 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 5.27° S, 134.44° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- May 27, 2022
- Origin of the name
Granddaughter of Europa and sibling of Phaedra and Katreus.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Acacallis Linea.
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 Acacallis Linea.
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/16081
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms