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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Orestheus

Basic Info

Feature Name Orestheus
Clean Name Orestheus
Feature ID 4488
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -46.50 °
Southmost Latitude -46.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.40 °
Westmost Longitude 48.10 °
Diameter 22.50 km
Center Latitude -46.70 °
Center Longitude 47.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Brother of Callisto.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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