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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Ilus

Basic Info

Feature Name	Ilus
Clean Name	Ilus
Feature ID	2671
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network
UNKNOWN

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-12.63 °
Southmost Latitude	-14.28 °
Eastmost Longitude	109.40 °
Westmost Longitude	111.46 °
Diameter	90.00 km
Center Latitude	-13.46 °
Center Longitude	110.43 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((249.48727825093314 -14.285332828247777, 249.32752241831858 -14.264899421634762, 249.17369168105125 -14.224535746694134, 249.0295738624175 -14.165235691062291, 248.89871762141163 -14.08845941891449, 248.7843450729743 -13.996097416876838, 248.68927244882863 -13.890423943971424, 248.61584075250914 -13.77404103181133, 248.565858116085 -13.649814413946668, 248.54055527794767 -13.520802961993784, 248.54055527794767 -13.390183366064218, 248.565858116085 -13.261171914111333, 248.61584075250914 -13.13694529624667, 248.68927244882863 -13.020562384086578, 248.7843450729743 -12.914888911181164, 248.89871762141163 -12.822526909143512, 249.0295738624175 -12.74575063699571, 249.17369168105125 -12.686450581363868, 249.32752241831858 -12.646086906423239, 249.48727825093314 -12.625653499810225, 249.64902546009637 -12.625653499810225, 249.80878129271076 -12.646086906423239, 249.96261202997815 -12.686450581363868, 250.10672984861196 -12.74575063699571, 250.2375860896178 -12.822526909143512, 250.35195863805535 -12.914888911181164, 250.44703126220088 -13.020562384086578, 250.52046295852037 -13.13694529624667, 250.57044559494466 -13.261171914111333, 250.5957484330819 -13.390183366064218, 250.5957484330819 -13.520802961993784, 250.57044559494466 -13.649814413946668, 250.52046295852037 -13.77404103181133, 250.44703126220088 -13.890423943971424, 250.35195863805535 -13.996097416876838, 250.2375860896178 -14.08845941891449, 250.10672984861196 -14.165235691062291, 249.96261202997815 -14.224535746694132, 249.80878129271076 -14.264899421634762, 249.64902546009637 -14.285332828247777, 249.48727825093314 -14.285332828247777))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Europe
Culture	Greek
Origin	Ganymede's brother.
Reference	[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated	Nov 13, 2015 4:07 PM

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