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

Phaleris

Feature Name Phaleris
Clean Name Phaleris
Feature ID 14365
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -75.18 °
Southernmost Latitude -79.42 °
Easternmost Longitude 158.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 175.00 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude -77.40 °
Center Longitude 166.58 °
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 Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against Rutulian attack.
Last Updated Jun 04, 2008 1:03 PM
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