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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Cassini Regio

Basic Info

Feature Name Cassini Regio
Clean Name Cassini Regio
Feature ID 1047
Target Iapetus
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 6.80 °
Southmost Latitude -1.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 244.40 °
Westmost Longitude 306.50 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -28.10 °
Center Longitude 92.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin Italian-French astronomer who discovered Iapetus in 1671, Rhea in 1672, Tethys and Dione in 1684 (1625-1712).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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