Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ascanius on Dione

Ascanius

Feature Name	Ascanius
Clean Name	Ascanius
Feature ID	14344
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	38.13 °
Southernmost Latitude	28.94 °
Easternmost Longitude	226.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	238.13 °
Diameter	98.00 km
Center Latitude	33.43 °
Center Longitude	232.18 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((134 28.94, 121.87 28.94, 121.87 38.13, 134 38.13, 134 28.94)))
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	Son of Aeneas by Creusa.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 10:53 AM