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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Selene

Basic Info

Feature Name Selene
Clean Name Selene
Feature ID 5417
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.20 °
Southmost Latitude -14.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 12.50 °
Westmost Longitude 12.50 °
Diameter 3.60 km
Center Latitude -14.20 °
Center Longitude 12.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Moon goddess in Greek mythology, lover of Endymion.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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