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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Dulcinea

Basic Info

Feature Name Dulcinea
Clean Name Dulcinea
Feature ID 1660
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -76.10 °
Southmost Latitude -76.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 272.90 °
Westmost Longitude 272.90 °
Diameter 1.40 km
Center Latitude -76.10 °
Center Longitude 272.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Culture Spain
Origin Imaginary lady-love of the knight Don Quixote in Cervantes' "Don Quixote" (Spain, 1605).
Reference [90] - Encyclopedia Americana, International Edition: Grolier Inc., Danbury, Conn., 1984, 1996.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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