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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Roland

Basic Info

Feature Name Roland
Clean Name Roland
Feature ID 5173
Target Iapetus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 74.30 °
Southmost Latitude 72.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 4.80 °
Westmost Longitude 45.60 °
Diameter 144.00 km
Center Latitude 73.30 °
Center Longitude 25.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Charlemagne's nephew; led rear guard of French forces; hero in song of Roland.
Reference [29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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