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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Volcens

Basic Info

Feature Name Volcens
Clean Name Volcens
Feature ID 14813
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -9.98 °
Southmost Latitude -17.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 264.91 °
Westmost Longitude 272.22 °
Diameter 74.00 km
Center Latitude -13.84 °
Center Longitude 268.51 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 25, 2011
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin A Latin, leader of cavalry sent as reinforcements to Turnus.
Reference [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Updated Feb 25, 2011 7:17 AM

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