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| Feature Name | Don Quixote |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Don Quixote |
| Feature ID | 1572 |
| Target | Eros |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | -57.70 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -57.70 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 250.80 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 250.80 ° |
| Diameter | 0.90 km |
| Center Latitude | -57.70 ° |
| Center Longitude | 250.80 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | 2003 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ethnicity | Spain |
| Origin | Knight-errant, imagined Dulcinea as his lady-love in Cervantes' "Don Quixote" (Spain, 1605). |
| Reference | [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993. |
| Updated | Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM |
