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Flexus in the Solar System

Flexus is the term planetary geologists use for a low curved ridge with a scalloped pattern. 5 named features carry it, across 1 of the 14 mapped worlds, the largest being Cilicia Flexus on Europa at 1,312 km.

Where they are

The largest flexus anywhere

Ranked across every mapped world, by catalogued diameter.

What they are named after

Naming themes are set per world, so one descriptor can draw on very different sources depending on where it sits. Across all 5 flexus, 1 categories appear.

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