阿拉基斯平原

阿拉基斯平原(Arrakis Planitia)是土衛六梅佐拉米亞區(Mezzoramia )[1]內的一片平原,位於南半球南緯74-80度,東經113-134度之間[2]

阿拉基斯平原
類型平原
坐標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」,一顆虛構沙漠行星,在弗蘭克·赫伯特的小說《沙丘》中具有突出地位[2]。該名稱遵循了土衛六上的平原以赫伯特作品中的行星來命名的慣例[3][4][5]

參考資料

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey. "Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips"頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館). 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]. (原始內容存檔於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]. (原始內容存檔於November 1, 2014). 
  4. ^ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Titan Planitiae. Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. [January 3, 2015]. (原始內容存檔於2011-10-16). 
  5. ^ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites. Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. [January 3, 2015]. (原始內容存檔於2014-08-09).