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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Nausicaa

Basic Info

Feature Name Nausicaa
Clean Name Nausicaa
Feature ID 4168
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 86.70 °
Southmost Latitude 81.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.40 °
Westmost Longitude 341.00 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude 84.40 °
Center Longitude 5.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Daughter of Alcinous who advised Odysseus.
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
Updated Jun 20, 2008 3:13 PM

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