Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Mélisande on Eros

Mélisande

Feature Name Mélisande
Clean Name Melisande
Feature ID 4090
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 67.10 °
Southernmost Latitude 67.10 °
Easternmost Longitude 185.60 °
Westernmost Longitude 185.60 °
Diameter 1.00 km
Center Latitude 67.10 °
Center Longitude 185.60 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 France
Quad -
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Origin Wife of Prince Golaud and lover of his half-brother, Pelléas, in Maeterlinck drama (Belgium, 1892).
Last Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM
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