Astronomy:Tui Regio
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Short description: Region on Titan
| Feature type | Regio |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 20°S 130°W / 20°S 130°W |
| Eponym | Tui |
Tui Regio (located at 20°S, 130°W[1]) is a region on Titan, the Saturnian moon, in the southwest corner of Xanadu,[2] named after Tui, a Chinese goddess of happiness, joy and water.[1] Tui appears to lack the erosion channels that mark other highland regions on Titan, suggesting it may be geologically young.[3] Patterns resembling lava flows have also been observed, suggesting cryovolcanism.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Owen, T. C.; K. Aksnes (2006). "Titan: Nomenclature System and the Very First Names For One More World" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/pdf/1082.pdf.
- ↑ "Titan map" (PDF). USGS. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Titan_comp.pdf.
- ↑ Thomson, Brad (October 12, 2006). "Peeking Through the Haze: Titan's Surface, part I". http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000732/.
- ↑ Barnes, Jason W.; Robert H. Brown; Jani Radebaugh; Bonnie J. Buratti; Christophe Sotin; Stephane Le Mouelic; Sebastien Rodriguez; Elizabeth P. Turtle et al. (2006). "Cassini observations of flow-like features in western Tui Regio, Titan". Geophysical Research Letters 33 (16): L16204. doi:10.1029/2006GL026843. Bibcode: 2006GeoRL..3316204B. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2006/2006GL026843.shtml.
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