Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Melanthius on Tethys

Melanthius

Feature Name	Melanthius
Clean Name	Melanthius
Feature ID	3811
Target	Tethys
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-50.61 °
Southernmost Latitude	-72.67 °
Easternmost Longitude	168.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	218.80 °
Diameter	250.00 km
Center Latitude	-58.50 °
Center Longitude	192.61 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((191.8 -50.61000000004395, 141.2 -50.61000000004395, 141.2 -72.6699999999971, 191.8 -72.6699999999971, 191.8 -50.61000000004395)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Disloyal goatherd; insults Odysseus; is slain.
Last Updated	Jun 20, 2008 3:09 PM