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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Endymion
Clean Name Endymion
Feature ID 1799
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 55.62 °
Southmost Latitude 51.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 59.88 °
Westmost Longitude 53.09 °
Diameter 122.10 km
Center Latitude 53.61 °
Center Longitude 56.48 °
Northmost Latitude 55.62 °
Southmost Latitude 51.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 59.88 °
Westmost Longitude 53.09 °
Diameter 122.10 km
Center Latitude 53.61 °
Center Longitude 56.48 °
Northmost Latitude 54.00 °
Southmost Latitude 53.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 60.30 °
Westmost Longitude 53.70 °
Diameter 123.00 km
Center Latitude 53.90 °
Center Longitude 57.00 °
Quad LAC-14 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Greek mythological character.
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Endymion L
Endymion K
Endymion A
Endymion B
Endymion C
Endymion D
Endymion E
Endymion F
Endymion G
Endymion H
Endymion J
Endymion M
Endymion N
Endymion W
Endymion X
Endymion Y

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