Lineae Explained

Linea (plural: lineae) is Latin for 'line'.^[1] In planetary geology it is used to refer to any long markings, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface. The planet Venus and Jupiter's moon Europa have numerous lineae; Saturn's moon Rhea and Pluto have several.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of lineae on Europa
• List of geological features on Venus#Lineae
• List of geological features on Rhea#Lineae
• List of geological features on Pluto#Lineae and escarpments

Notes and References

1. [NASA]
2. Encyclopedia: Europa . Encyclopedia of Astrobiology . Springer . Berlin . Encrenaz . Therese . 2011 . Gargaud . Muriel . Springer Reference . 1 . 512 . 978-3-642-11271-3 . 537271559 . The most striking features of Europa's surface are the series of dark streaks, called “lineae” that crisscross the whole globe . Amils . Ricardo . Henderson James . Cleaves . 1.
3. Book: Hall III, James A. . Moons of the Solar System: from Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl . 2015 . Springer . 978-3-319-20636-3 . Astronomers' Universe . Cham Heidelberg . 93 . 2016mss..book.....H . 10.1007/978-3-319-20636-3. Lineae: The lineae are lines that cross the surface.