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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Abisme on Iapetus
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Abisme
Feature Name
Abisme
Clean Name
Abisme
Feature ID
15164
Target
Iapetus
Feature Type
Crater, craters
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
67.59 °
Southernmost Latitude
7.29 °
Easternmost Longitude
56.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
130.18 °
Diameter
767.74
km
Center Latitude
37.53 °
Center Longitude
92.92 °
WKT String
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Continent
Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
France
Quad
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Reference
[29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
Aug 16, 2013
Origin
A Saracen lord, killed by Archbishop Turpin.
Last Updated
Aug 16, 2013 9:42 AM
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