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

Halys

Feature Name Halys
Clean Name Halys
Feature ID 2335
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -57.44 °
Southernmost Latitude -60.74 °
Easternmost Longitude 49.96 °
Westernmost Longitude 56.81 °
Diameter 35.20 km
Center Latitude -59.17 °
Center Longitude 53.72 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad -
Reference [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Origin A Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against the Rutulian attack. He was killed by Turnus.
Last Updated Jun 04, 2008 12:30 PM
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