Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Almeric on Iapetus

Almeric

Feature Name	Almeric
Clean Name	Almeric
Feature ID	198
Target	Iapetus
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	53.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	53.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	273.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	279.40 °
Diameter	43.00 km
Center Latitude	53.40 °
Center Longitude	276.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((86.3 53.2, 80.59999999999999 53.2, 80.59999999999999 53.7, 86.3 53.7, 86.3 53.2)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	France
Quad	-
Reference	[29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	One of 12 peers, killed by Marsilion.
Last Updated	May 15, 2008 10:04 AM
Additional Information	Defines 276 degrees longitude on Iapetus. Center longitude changed from 276.6 to 276.0 May 15, 2008.