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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Elpenor

Basic Info

Feature Name Elpenor
Clean Name Elpenor
Feature ID 1775
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 56.08 °
Southmost Latitude 50.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 258.49 °
Westmost Longitude 269.24 °
Diameter 60.00 km
Center Latitude 53.43 °
Center Longitude 263.69 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Follower of Odysseus.
Reference [28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Updated Jun 20, 2008 10:38 AM

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