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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Helios

Basic Info

Feature Name Helios
Clean Name Helios
Feature ID 2427
Target Hyperion
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 71.00 °
Southmost Latitude 71.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 132.00 °
Westmost Longitude 132.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 71.00 °
Center Longitude 132.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek sun god; son of Hyperion.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM