Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Metiscus on Dione

Metiscus

Feature Name	Metiscus
Clean Name	Metiscus
Feature ID	14360
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	7.71 °
Southernmost Latitude	4.32 °
Easternmost Longitude	91.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	95.61 °
Diameter	43.80 km
Center Latitude	6.00 °
Center Longitude	93.29 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((268.9 4.32, 264.39 4.32, 264.39 7.71, 268.9 7.71, 268.9 4.32)))
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 Rutulian, charioteer of Turnus.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 12:44 PM