Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Salius on Dione

Salius

Feature Name	Salius
Clean Name	Salius
Feature ID	14810
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	67.22 °
Southernmost Latitude	62.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	176.19 °
Westernmost Longitude	186.45 °
Diameter	44.00 km
Center Latitude	65.09 °
Center Longitude	181.73 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((183.81 67.22, 173.55 67.22, 173.55 62.72, 183.81 62.72, 183.81 67.22)))
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	There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) a companion of Aeneas and a contestant in the foot race, and (b) a Rutulian.
Last Updated	Feb 25, 2011 7:04 AM