Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Achilles

Basic Info

Feature Name Achilles
Clean Name Achilles
Feature ID 14405
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 3.81 °
Southmost Latitude -2.47 °
Eastmost Longitude 321.47 °
Westmost Longitude 327.12 °
Diameter 58.60 km
Center Latitude 0.60 °
Center Longitude 324.38 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 28, 2008
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Son of Peleus and Thetis, commander of the Myrmidons at Troy.
Reference [28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Updated Jun 19, 2008 2:56 PM

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