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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Polyphemus

Basic Info

Feature Name Polyphemus
Clean Name Polyphemus
Feature ID 4788
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 0.35 °
Southmost Latitude -7.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 278.97 °
Westmost Longitude 286.94 °
Diameter 73.00 km
Center Latitude -3.48 °
Center Longitude 282.98 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Cyclops battled by 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 3:24 PM

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