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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Evander

Basic Info

Feature Name Evander
Clean Name Evander
Feature ID 14353
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -40.69 °
Southmost Latitude -73.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 112.00 °
Westmost Longitude 182.00 °
Diameter 350.00 km
Center Latitude -57.00 °
Center Longitude 145.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 17, 2008
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
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.
Reference [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Updated Jun 04, 2008 12:29 PM

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