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Flow terrain on a planetary surface; pl.fluctus. The name, which means flowing, is not a geological term, but is used in the nomenclature of individual features such as Mylitta Fluctus on Venus, or Tung Yo Fluctus on Io.
From: fluctus in A Dictionary of Astronomy »
Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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