Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Pygmalion

Basic Info

Feature Name Pygmalion
Clean Name Pygmalion
Feature ID 4881
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -1.80 °
Southmost Latitude -1.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 191.10 °
Westmost Longitude 191.10 °
Diameter 1.70 km
Center Latitude -1.80 °
Center Longitude 191.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Cyprus
Origin King of Cyprus; carved statue of woman brought to life as Galatea, whom he married.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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