Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Evander on Dione

Evander

Feature Name Evander
Clean Name Evander
Feature ID 14353
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -40.69 °
Southernmost Latitude -73.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 112.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 182.00 °
Diameter 350.00 km
Center Latitude -57.00 °
Center Longitude 145.00 °
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 Mercury by Carmentis, ally of Aeneas against the Latins, mythical king of Arcadia, founded and ruled Pallanteum, built on the future site of Rome.
Last Updated Jun 04, 2008 12:29 PM
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