Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Palomides on Mimas

Palomides

Feature Name	Palomides
Clean Name	Palomides
Feature ID	4563
Target	Mimas
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	4.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	1.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	160.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	163.02 °
Diameter	10.00 km
Center Latitude	3.39 °
Center Longitude	162.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((199.67 4.699999999999213, 196.98 4.699999999999213, 196.98 1.7199999999993, 199.67 1.7199999999993, 199.67 4.699999999999213)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Great Britain
Quad	-
Reference	[37] - Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, by Keith Baines: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Saracen enemy of Tristam.
Last Updated	Aug 14, 2008 1:17 PM
Additional Information	Defines 162 degrees longitude on Mimas.