Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Galaesus on Dione

Galaesus

Feature Name	Galaesus
Clean Name	Galaesus
Feature ID	14804
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	50.66 °
Southernmost Latitude	42.85 °
Easternmost Longitude	290.59 °
Westernmost Longitude	302.16 °
Diameter	79.00 km
Center Latitude	46.77 °
Center Longitude	296.25 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((69.41000000000003 50.66, 57.83999999999997 50.66, 57.83999999999997 42.85, 69.41000000000003 42.85, 69.41000000000003 50.66)))
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	An old Italian killed in the first fighting between Latins and Trojans while trying to make peace.
Last Updated	Feb 25, 2011 6:43 AM