Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dulcinea on Eros

Dulcinea

Feature Name Dulcinea
Clean Name Dulcinea
Feature ID 1660
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -76.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -76.10 °
Easternmost Longitude 272.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 272.90 °
Diameter 1.40 km
Center Latitude -76.10 °
Center Longitude 272.90 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Spain
Quad -
Reference [90] - Encyclopedia Americana, International Edition: Grolier Inc., Danbury, Conn., 1984, 1996.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Origin Imaginary lady-love of the knight Don Quixote in Cervantes' "Don Quixote" (Spain, 1605).
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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