Saturday, October 16, 2010

Large Ringed Feature on Titan Named Paxsi

From the USGS Astrogeology Science Center:

A large ringed feature on Titan located at 5.0N, 341.2W has been named Paxsi. For more information, see the feature page and the image of Titan in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Notes: Paxsi is the goddess of the moon, education and knowledge for the Aymara people, who live in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. The Paxsi feature is located in the Aaru region of Titan.

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