Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Krocylea Insulae

Basic Info

Feature Name Krocylea Insulae
Clean Name Krocylea Insulae
Feature ID 15277
Target Titan
Feature Type Insula, insulae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 69.80 °
Southmost Latitude 68.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 290.50 °
Westmost Longitude 300.00 °
Diameter 74.00 km
Center Latitude 69.10 °
Center Longitude 302.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 19, 2015
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Crocylea; Mythological Greek island in the Ionian Sea, near Ithaca.
Reference [41] - The Iliad of Homer, translated by Benjamin Smith and Walter Miller: MacMillan and Co., New York, 1944.
Updated Jan 20, 2015 3:23 PM

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