Delphi Flexus (Europa)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Flexus, flexūs
IAU definition

A very low curvilinear ridge with a scalloped pattern

Diameter
793 km, 51 % of the radius of its body
Centre
68.2° S, 185.9° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
1985
Origin of the name

Where the cow led Cadmus before it stopped at the site of Thebes.

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Delphi Flexus.

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 Delphi Flexus.

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/1476

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

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