Chthonius 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
- 2,180 km, 140 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 1.4° S, 55.8° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1997
- Origin of the name
Survivor of the men Cadmus sowed with dragon's teeth, a founder of Thebes.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Chthonius 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 Chthonius 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/1207
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms