Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ganelon

Basic Info

Feature Name Ganelon
Clean Name Ganelon
Feature ID 14467
Target Iapetus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -44.30 °
Southmost Latitude -44.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 19.80 °
Westmost Longitude 19.80 °
Diameter 230.00 km
Center Latitude -44.30 °
Center Longitude 19.80 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 05, 2008
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin French count; stepfather of Roland; brother-in-law of Roland’s uncle Charlemagne; betrays Roland and the French rear guard to Marsilion.
Reference [29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM

PDF Maps of Iapetus