Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Melusine

Basic Info

Feature Name Melusine
Clean Name Melusine
Feature ID 3823
Target Ariel
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -52.50 °
Southmost Latitude -53.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 13.10 °
Westmost Longitude 4.70 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude -52.90 °
Center Longitude 8.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Spirit heroine of medieval French story.
Reference [86] - The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and other Little People, by Thomas Keightley, Avenel Books, New York, 1978.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM