Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Fadus on Dione

Fadus

Feature Name	Fadus
Clean Name	Fadus
Feature ID	14803
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-33.44 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.29 °
Easternmost Longitude	222.25 °
Westernmost Longitude	228.08 °
Diameter	47.00 km
Center Latitude	-35.94 °
Center Longitude	225.18 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((137.75 -33.44, 131.92 -33.44, 131.92 -38.29, 137.75 -38.29, 137.75 -33.44)))
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	Feb 25, 2011
Origin	A Rutulian of those besieging the men of Aeneas in their leader’s absence.
Last Updated	Feb 25, 2011 6:40 AM