Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gaheris on Mimas

Gaheris

Feature Name	Gaheris
Clean Name	Gaheris
Feature ID	2058
Target	Mimas
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-41.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	-47.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	294.19 °
Westernmost Longitude	302.76 °
Diameter	23.00 km
Center Latitude	-44.57 °
Center Longitude	298.19 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((65.81 -41.58999999998493, 57.24 -41.58999999998493, 57.24 -47.77999999998779, 65.81 -47.77999999998779, 65.81 -41.58999999998493)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Great Britain
Quad	-
Reference	[37] - Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, by Keith Baines: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Older son of King Lot; killed by Sir Launcelot in his rescue of Gwynevere from burning.
Last Updated	Aug 14, 2008 2:23 PM