Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Mezentius on Dione

Mezentius

Feature Name	Mezentius
Clean Name	Mezentius
Feature ID	14361
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	21.88 °
Southernmost Latitude	16.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	180.36 °
Westernmost Longitude	185.74 °
Diameter	51.00 km
Center Latitude	19.16 °
Center Longitude	183.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((179.64 16.72, 174.26 16.72, 174.26 21.88, 179.64 21.88, 179.64 16.72)))
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	Etruscan king, ally of Turnus, father of Lausus.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 12:45 PM