Flumen (planetary geology)

Flumen /ˈfluːmɛn/ (plural flumina)^[1] is the Latin word for river. It is used in planetary geology to name landform features on the Saturnian moon Titan.^[2]

A flumen is a channel on Titan that may carry liquid (usually hydrocarbons, like methane and ethane). Systems of linear, channel-like features on Titan are called flumina. Examples include Vid Flumina, a river of liquid methane and ethane about 400 km long, and Elivagar Flumina, a network of river channels in the region around the Menrva Crater of Titan.^[3]

References

^ flumen. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.
^ Hargitai, Henrik (1 April 2014), "[Flumen], Flumina", Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms, New York: Springer, p. 1, doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_167-1, ISBN 9781461492139
^ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union

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[1] umen. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.

[2] Hargitai, Henrik (1 April 2014), "[Flumen], Flumina", Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms, New York: Springer, p. 1, doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_167-1, ISBN 9781461492139

[3] Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union

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