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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Cupid

Basic Info

Feature Name Cupid
Clean Name Cupid
Feature ID 1349
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 8.10 °
Southmost Latitude 8.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 230.20 °
Westmost Longitude 230.20 °
Diameter 1.80 km
Center Latitude 8.10 °
Center Longitude 230.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Roman god of love, equivalent of Eros.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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