阿拉基斯平原

阿拉基斯平原(Arrakis Planitia)是土卫六梅佐拉米亚区(Mezzoramia )[1]内的一片平原,位于南半球南纬74-80度,东经113-134度之间[2]

阿拉基斯平原
类型平原
坐标78°24′S 117°00′W / 78.4°S 117.0°W / -78.4; -117.0
命名阿拉基斯

阿拉基斯平原取名自“阿拉基斯”,一颗虚构沙漠行星,在弗兰克·赫伯特的小说《沙丘》中具有突出地位[2]。该名称遵循了土卫六上的平原以赫伯特作品中的行星来命名的惯例[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ United States Geological Survey. "Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips"页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). Accessed 14 Nov, 2012.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Arrakis Planitia. Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. April 5, 2010 [September 8, 2010]. (原始内容存档于2012-12-16). 
  3. ^ Blue, Jennifer. USGS Astrogeology Hot Topics: New Name, Descriptor Term, and Theme Approved for Use on Titan. Astrogeology.usgs.gov. August 4, 2009 [September 8, 2010]. (原始内容存档于November 1, 2014). 
  4. ^ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Titan Planitiae. Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. [January 3, 2015]. (原始内容存档于2011-10-16). 
  5. ^ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites. Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. [January 3, 2015]. (原始内容存档于2014-08-09).