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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Butterdon Linea

Basic Info

Feature Name Butterdon Linea
Clean Name Butterdon Linea
Feature ID 937
Target Europa
Feature Type Linea, lineae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -29.40 °
Southmost Latitude -41.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 45.00 °
Westmost Longitude 315.20 °
Diameter 1900.00 km
Center Latitude -44.70 °
Center Longitude 0.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Celtic
Origin Stone row in England.
Reference [142] - From Carnac to Callanish, by A. Burl: Yale University Press, New Haven, 1993.
Updated Dec 18, 2024 7:53 PM

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