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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Milon

Basic Info

Feature Name Milon
Clean Name Milon
Feature ID 3905
Target Iapetus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 68.20 °
Southmost Latitude 67.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 256.90 °
Westmost Longitude 282.90 °
Diameter 119.00 km
Center Latitude 67.90 °
Center Longitude 270.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Guarded French dead while Charlemagne pursued Saracen forces.
Reference [29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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