Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Balin on Mimas

Balin

Feature Name	Balin
Clean Name	Balin
Feature ID	577
Target	Mimas
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	20.56 °
Southernmost Latitude	9.51 °
Easternmost Longitude	78.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	88.30 °
Diameter	35.00 km
Center Latitude	14.71 °
Center Longitude	82.51 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((281.67 20.56000000004907, 271.7 20.56000000004907, 271.7 9.510000000001479, 281.67 9.510000000001479, 281.67 20.56000000004907)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Great Britain
Quad	-
Reference	[37] - Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, by Keith Baines: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Knight of "matchless courage and virtue."
Last Updated	Aug 14, 2008 1:25 PM