Saragossa Terra (Iapetus)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Terra, terrae
IAU definition

Extensive land mass

Diameter
2,300 km, 313 % of the radius of its body
Centre
45° S, 180° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
August 5, 2008
Origin of the name

Town held by Marsilion, eventually taken by the French.

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Saragossa Terra.

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 Saragossa Terra.

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/14499

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

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