Flumen (planetary geology)

Short description: Channel landform on other planets

Elivagar Flumina on Titan

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

1. ↑ flumen. 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, https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_167-1
3. ↑ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union, https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=TITAN&featureType=Flumen, flumina

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* Atmosphere of Titan
* Climate of Titan
* Life on Titan

Lists|

* Lakes of Titan
* List of geological features on Titan

Lakes
and seas|

| Seas|

* Kraken Mare
* Ligeia Mare
* Punga Mare

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Lakes|

* Abaya Lacus
* Bolsena Lacus
* Feia Lacus
* Hammar Lacus
* Jingpo Lacus
* Kivu Lacus
* Koitere Lacus
* Ladoga Lacus
* Mackay Lacus
* Müggel Lacus
* Neagh Lacus
* Ontario Lacus
* Sotonera Lacus
* Albano Lacus

Rivers|

* Vid Flumina

Dry lakes|

* Eyre Lacuna
* Ngami Lacuna
* Woytchugga Lacuna

Features|

* Adiri
* Arrakis Planitia
* Dilmun
* Doom Mons
* Erebor Mons
* Ganesa Macula
* Guabonito
* Irensaga Montes
* Mayda Insula
* Menrva
* Mezzoramia
* Mindolluin Montes
* Misty Montes
* Mithrim Montes
* Perkunas Virgae
* Selk
* Shangri-La
* Shikoku Facula
* Sotra Patera
* Taniquetil Montes
* Tsegihi
* Tui Regio
* Xanadu

Exploration|

| Past|

* Pioneer program
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* Voyager 1
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Proposed|

* AVIATR
* Explorer of Enceladus and Titan
* Journey to Enceladus and Titan
* TALISE
* Titan Mare Explorer
* Titan Saturn System Mission
* Oceanus

Planned|

* Dragonfly (2026)

See also|

* Colonization of Titan

Other topics|

* Memorials on Titan
* Titan in fiction

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