Ruach Planitia

Ruach Planitia
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Voyager 2 image of Ruach Planitia. The crater Amarum is located to the lower right, and Dilolo Patera occupies much of Ruach Planitia's center. Parts of Tuonela Planitia can be seen at left
Feature typeWalled plain, cryolava lake
LocationMonad Regio, Triton
Coordinates28°00′N 24°00′E / 28.000°N 24.000°E / 28.000; 24.000[1]
Diameter~175 km[2]: 869 
Depth~200 m[3]: 106 
DiscovererVoyager 2
EponymIsle of Ruach

Ruach Planitia is a roughly circular flat plain and probable cryolava lake on Neptune's moon Triton. It is located in Triton's northern hemisphere within Monad Regio and directly borders the cryovolcanic plains of Cipango Planum to the east and Tuonela Planitia to the west. Ruach Planitia, along with the other three walled plains of Triton, is one of the youngest and flattest features observed on the moon.

  1. ^ "Ruach Planitia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 28.00°, Center Longitude: 24.00°; Planetographic, +East)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference McKinnon2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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