Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Pollux

Basic Info

Feature Name Pollux
Clean Name Pollux
Feature ID 4783
Target Epimetheus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 0.00 °
Southmost Latitude 0.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude 0.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 0.00 °
Center Longitude 0.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Latin name for Polydeukes, Castor's twin.
Reference [21] - Handbook of Greek Mythology, by H. J. Rose: E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc., New York, 1959.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM