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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Laertes

Basic Info

Feature Name Laertes
Clean Name Laertes
Feature ID 3225
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -43.33 °
Southmost Latitude -48.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 63.26 °
Westmost Longitude 71.69 °
Diameter 51.13 km
Center Latitude -46.36 °
Center Longitude 67.46 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Father of Odysseus.
Reference [28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Updated Jun 20, 2008 2:05 PM

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