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

Oileus

Feature Name Oileus
Clean Name Oileus
Feature ID 4419
Target Phoebe
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude -77.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -77.10 °
Easternmost Longitude 96.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 96.90 °
Diameter 56.00 km
Center Latitude -77.10 °
Center Longitude 96.90 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad -
Reference [177] - The Argonautica, by Valerius Flaccus (with an English translation by J.H. Mozley): The Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge (Mass.), 1934.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Origin Argonaut, king of the Locrians, renowned for his courage in battle.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM