Kunlun Linea (Rhea)
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
- 180 km, 24 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 45° N, 52° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- August 6, 2010
- Origin of the name
Mountain in Chinese mythology, dwelling place of the immortals, location of palace of Hsi Wang Mu (Xiwangmu), the Queen Mother of the West.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Kunlun 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 Kunlun 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/14764
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms