Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Italus on Dione

Italus

Feature Name	Italus
Clean Name	Italus
Feature ID	2750
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-16.57 °
Southernmost Latitude	-20.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	74.64 °
Westernmost Longitude	78.35 °
Diameter	35.70 km
Center Latitude	-18.47 °
Center Longitude	76.41 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((285.36 -20.2, 281.65 -20.2, 281.65 -16.57, 285.36 -16.57, 285.36 -20.2)))
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	Ancient hero, eponymous ancestor of the Italians.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 12:34 PM