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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Eurycleia

Basic Info

Feature Name Eurycleia
Clean Name Eurycleia
Feature ID 1874
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 54.47 °
Southmost Latitude 51.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 243.69 °
Westmost Longitude 248.98 °
Diameter 31.00 km
Center Latitude 52.54 °
Center Longitude 246.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Faithful old nurse of Odysseus.
Reference [28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Updated Jun 20, 2008 1:53 PM

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