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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Huon

Basic Info

Feature Name Huon
Clean Name Huon
Feature ID 2587
Target Ariel
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -37.70 °
Southmost Latitude -37.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 36.50 °
Westmost Longitude 31.00 °
Diameter 40.00 km
Center Latitude -37.80 °
Center Longitude 33.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Replaced Oberon as King of Spirits when Oberon died.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM