Flumen (planetary geology)

Channel landform on other planets

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

^ flumen. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.
^ 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
^ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union

Titan

Atmosphere
Climate
Life

Lakes
and seas

Seas	Kraken Mare Ligeia Mare Punga Mare
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 Sionascaig Lacus Sotonera Lacus Albano Lacus
Rivers	Elivagar Flumina Vid Flumina
Dry lakes	Eyre Lacuna Ngami Lacuna Woytchugga Lacuna

Features

Exploration

Past	Pioneer program Pioneer 11 Voyager program Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Cassini–Huygens Huygens
Planned and proposed	Dragonfly (2028) AVIATR Explorer of Enceladus and Titan Journey to Enceladus and Titan TALISE Titan Mare Explorer Titan Submarine Titan Saturn System Mission Titan Winged Aerobot Oceanus