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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Magus

Basic Info

Feature Name Magus
Clean Name Magus
Feature ID 3587
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 20.74 °
Southmost Latitude 16.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.11 °
Westmost Longitude 26.50 °
Diameter 45.80 km
Center Latitude 18.44 °
Center Longitude 24.35 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin A soldier of Turnus, killed by Aeneas.
Reference [44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Updated Jun 04, 2008 12:42 PM

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