Autonoe Linea (Europa)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Linea, lineae
IAU definition

A dark or bright elongate marking, may be curved or straight

Diameter
760 km, 49 % of the radius of its body
Centre
18.2° N, 194.9° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
2000
Origin of the name

Daughter of Harmonia and Cadmus in Greek mythology.

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Autonoe Linea.

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 Autonoe Linea.

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/494

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

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