Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Amycus on Dione

Amycus

Feature Name	Amycus
Clean Name	Amycus
Feature ID	14342
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-36.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.82 °
Easternmost Longitude	87.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	90.28 °
Diameter	27.30 km
Center Latitude	-37.52 °
Center Longitude	88.62 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((273 -38.82, 269.72 -38.82, 269.72 -36.16, 273 -36.16, 273 -38.82)))
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	Mar 17, 2008
Origin	A Trojan, comrade of Aeneas.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 10:47 AM