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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Lausus

Basic Info

Feature Name Lausus
Clean Name Lausus
Feature ID 3304
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 35.86 °
Southmost Latitude 33.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.29 °
Westmost Longitude 24.13 °
Diameter 23.50 km
Center Latitude 34.81 °
Center Longitude 22.76 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas.
Reference [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Updated Jun 04, 2008 12:39 PM

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