Adiri (Titan)
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Adiri is a large, bright albedo
feature on Saturn
's moon Titan
. It is named after the paradise in Melanesia
n mythology. It is located to the west of the large, dark region of Shangri-la
.
Adiri is a region of high ground and appears to be riddled with drainage channels. The Huygens probe
landed on a plain just off the northwest 'coast' of Adiri in 2005.
Albedo
Albedo , or reflection coefficient, is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface. It is defined as the ratio of reflected radiation from the surface to incident radiation upon it...
feature on Saturn
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,...
's moon Titan
Titan (moon)
Titan , or Saturn VI, is the largest moon of Saturn, the only natural satellite known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only object other than Earth for which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found....
. It is named after the paradise in Melanesia
Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...
n mythology. It is located to the west of the large, dark region of Shangri-la
Shangri-la (Titan)
Shangri-la is a large, dark region of Saturn's moon Titan at . It is named after Shangri-La, the mythical paradise in Tibet. It is thought to be an immense plain of dark material. It is thought that these regions of Titan were seas, but that they are now dry....
.
Adiri is a region of high ground and appears to be riddled with drainage channels. The Huygens probe
Huygens probe
The Huygens probe was an atmospheric entry probe carried to Saturn's moon Titan as part of the Cassini–Huygens mission. The probe was supplied by the European Space Agency and named after the Dutch 17th century astronomer Christiaan Huygens....
landed on a plain just off the northwest 'coast' of Adiri in 2005.