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Santorini Facula
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Santorini Facula is an elongated bright spot around a dark impact crater in lower left corner
Feature typeFacula
Coordinates2° 24′ 0″ N, 145° 36′ 0″W
Diameter140 km
EponymSantorini

The Santorini Facula is a facula (bright spot) on the surface of Titan, around a 40 km wide impact crater.[1] It was named after the Greek island Santorini in 2006.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Neish C. D.; Barnes J. W.; Sotin C.; et al. (2015). "Spectral properties of Titan's impact craters imply chemical weathering of its surface". Geophysical Research Letters. 42 (10): 3746–3754. Bibcode:2015GeoRL..42.3746N. doi:10.1002/2015GL063824. PMC 5012121. PMID 27656006.
  • ^ "Santorini Facula". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  • ^ Coustenis, Athena (2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. ISBN 9789812811615.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santorini_Facula&oldid=1189838390"

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    Surface features of Titan (moon)
     



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