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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Penelope

Basic Info

Feature Name Penelope
Clean Name Penelope
Feature ID 4645
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 1.00 °
Southmost Latitude -20.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 241.10 °
Westmost Longitude 258.48 °
Diameter 207.50 km
Center Latitude -10.83 °
Center Longitude 249.22 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Faithful wife of 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 3:19 PM

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