Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Cassandra

Basic Info

Feature Name Cassandra
Clean Name Cassandra
Feature ID 1042
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -39.20 °
Southmost Latitude -40.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 245.79 °
Westmost Longitude 247.41 °
Diameter 13.00 km
Center Latitude -39.84 °
Center Longitude 246.22 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Daughter of Priam; she could foretell the future.
Reference [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Updated May 15, 2010 2:20 PM
Additional Information Name moved 3/17/2008 to a small, well-defined crater.

PDF Maps of Dione