Lineae on Europa
49 named features carry the IAU descriptor Linea — a long, dark or bright marking on Europa, out of 71 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
49
of 129 named places on Europa — 38%
Largest
3,548 km
Cadmus Linea
Median size
1,438 km
Across the 49 with a measured diameter
Named between
1979–2023
IAU approval dates
How lineae on Europa get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 49 lineae with a recorded origin, 5 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek38Celtic6England3France1Ireland1
All 49 lineae on Europa
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Cadmus Linea3,548 kmKennet Linea3,200 kmHyperenor Linea2,996 kmBelus Linea2,437 kmChthonius Linea2,180 kmMinos Linea2,170 kmTectamus Linea2,096 kmUdaeus Linea2,050 kmPhineus Linea2,004 kmAsterius Linea1,943 kmButterdon Linea1,900 kmRhadamanthys Linea1,747 kmSharpitor Linea1,650 kmPhoenix Linea1,621 kmSparti Linea1,600 kmMerrivale Linea1,600 kmAdonis Linea1,560 kmPelorus Linea1,535 kmStaldon Linea1,525 kmIno Linea1,515 kmDrizzlecomb Linea1,500 kmMehen Linea1,500 kmAgenor Linea1,496 kmAgave Linea1,440 kmAlphesiboea Linea1,438 kmGlaukos Linea1,400 kmDrumskinny Linea1,375 kmPasiphae Linea1,306 kmCorick Linea1,300 kmEuphemus Linea1,250 kmHarmonia Linea1,154 kmEchion Linea1,026 kmArachne Linea954 kmAcacallis Linea940 kmSarpedon Linea900 kmTormsdale Linea875 kmOnga Linea870 kmAstypalaea Linea817 kmTelephassa Linea777 kmAutonoe Linea760 kmAndrogeos Linea723 kmArgiope Linea689 kmThasus Linea669 kmPelagon Linea617 kmThynia Linea413 kmLibya Linea366 kmKatreus Linea195 kmYelland Linea186 kmAncaeus Linea145 km
Lineae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 1 other world, for 22 more features.