Notus Undae (Titan)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Unda, undae
IAU definition

Dunes

Diameter
530 km, 21 % of the radius of its body
Centre
10° S, 148.9° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
December 5, 2011
Origin of the name

Greek god of the south or southwest wind.

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Notus Undae.

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 Notus Undae.

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/14901

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

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