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

Magus

Feature Name Magus
Clean Name Magus
Feature ID 3587
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 20.74 °
Southernmost Latitude 16.25 °
Easternmost Longitude 22.11 °
Westernmost Longitude 26.50 °
Diameter 45.80 km
Center Latitude 18.44 °
Center Longitude 24.35 °
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 A soldier of Turnus, killed by Aeneas.
Last Updated Jun 04, 2008 12:42 PM