Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Cassandra on Dione

Cassandra

Feature Name	Cassandra
Clean Name	Cassandra
Feature ID	1042
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-39.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-40.48 °
Easternmost Longitude	245.79 °
Westernmost Longitude	247.41 °
Diameter	13.00 km
Center Latitude	-39.84 °
Center Longitude	246.22 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((114.21 -40.48, 112.59 -40.48, 112.59 -39.2, 114.21 -39.2, 114.21 -40.48)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Daughter of Priam; she could foretell the future.
Last Updated	May 15, 2010 2:20 PM
Additional Information	Name moved 3/17/2008 to a small, well-defined crater.