Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dioscuria
Clean Name Dioscuria
Feature ID 1544
Target Mars
Feature Type Albedo Feature

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 49.67 °
Southmost Latitude 49.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 40.00 °
Westmost Longitude 40.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 49.67 °
Center Longitude 40.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1958
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin "Home of Dioscuri," Polydeuces and Pollux; symbolic name for Sparta.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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