Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Leander on Eros

Leander

Feature Name Leander
Clean Name Leander
Feature ID 3317
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 25.60 °
Southernmost Latitude 25.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 210.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 210.30 °
Diameter 1.40 km
Center Latitude 25.60 °
Center Longitude 210.30 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad -
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Origin Lover of Hero, swam to her across Hellespont every night and drowned; in despair, Hero drowned herself.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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