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Named features on Enceladus' south pole

Named features on Enceladus' south pole
Named features on Enceladus' south pole On November 14, 2006, Enceladus received new names for many of its surface features. The four large "tiger stripes," more formally known as sulci, have received the names Alexandria, Cairo, Baghdad, and Damascus, following the convention that features on Enceladus are named for people and places from Richard Burton's 1900 version of the Arabian Nights. NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / map by Steve Albers