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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Aufidus Catena

Basic Info

Feature Name Aufidus Catena
Clean Name Aufidus Catena
Feature ID 14373
Target Dione
Feature Type Catena, catenae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -65.20 °
Southmost Latitude -81.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 209.00 °
Westmost Longitude 318.00 °
Diameter 275.00 km
Center Latitude -78.00 °
Center Longitude 296.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 17, 2008
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin River in the Apulian territory of Diomedes, now called the Ofanto.
Reference [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Updated May 23, 2008 10:41 AM

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