Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gawain on Mimas

Gawain

Feature Name	Gawain
Clean Name	Gawain
Feature ID	2123
Target	Mimas
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-53.83 °
Southernmost Latitude	-61.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	253.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	267.61 °
Diameter	27.00 km
Center Latitude	-58.54 °
Center Longitude	261.08 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((107 -53.83000000001984, 92.39 -53.83000000001984, 92.39 -61.67999999996196, 107 -61.67999999996196, 107 -53.83000000001984)))
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	Eldest son of King Lot; Arthur's favorite cousin.
Last Updated	Aug 14, 2008 2:27 PM