Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Massicus on Dione

Massicus

Feature Name	Massicus
Clean Name	Massicus
Feature ID	3743
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-33.24 °
Southernmost Latitude	-36.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	52.71 °
Westernmost Longitude	57.66 °
Diameter	39.00 km
Center Latitude	-35.00 °
Center Longitude	55.39 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((307.29 -36.72, 302.34 -36.72, 302.34 -33.24, 307.29 -33.24, 307.29 -36.72)))
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	An Etruscan ally of Aeneas.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 12:43 PM