Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Lausus on Dione

Lausus

Feature Name	Lausus
Clean Name	Lausus
Feature ID	3304
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	35.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	21.29 °
Westernmost Longitude	24.13 °
Diameter	23.50 km
Center Latitude	34.81 °
Center Longitude	22.76 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((338.71 33.68, 335.87 33.68, 335.87 35.86, 338.71 35.86, 338.71 33.68)))
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	Son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 12:39 PM