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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Margaris

Basic Info

Feature Name Margaris
Clean Name Margaris
Feature ID 14475
Target Iapetus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 27.70 °
Southmost Latitude 27.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 135.80 °
Westmost Longitude 135.80 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude 27.70 °
Center Longitude 135.80 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 05, 2008
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Saracen lord from Seville; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass.
Reference [29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Updated Aug 05, 2008 12:48 PM

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