Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Coras on Dione

Coras

Feature Name	Coras
Clean Name	Coras
Feature ID	1306
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	2.49 °
Southernmost Latitude	-1.43 °
Easternmost Longitude	266.29 °
Westernmost Longitude	270.53 °
Diameter	43.00 km
Center Latitude	0.39 °
Center Longitude	268.45 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((93.70999999999999 -1.43, 89.47 -1.43, 89.47 2.49, 93.70999999999999 2.49, 93.70999999999999 -1.43)))
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	Brother of Tiburtus and twin brother of Catillus. He was founder of Tibur and an ally of Turnus against Aeneas.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 12:14 PM