Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Charlemagne on Iapetus

Charlemagne

Feature Name	Charlemagne
Clean Name	Charlemagne
Feature ID	1150
Target	Iapetus
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	55.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	54.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	252.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	265.50 °
Diameter	95.00 km
Center Latitude	55.00 °
Center Longitude	258.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((107.8 54.9, 94.5 54.9, 94.5 55.2, 107.8 55.2, 107.8 54.9)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	France
Quad	-
Reference	[29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Emperor of France and Germanic nations; his forces fought the Saracens in Spain.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM