Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Adrastus on Dione

Adrastus

Feature Name	Adrastus
Clean Name	Adrastus
Feature ID	58
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-60.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-63.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	42.27 °
Westernmost Longitude	50.30 °
Diameter	38.50 km
Center Latitude	-61.66 °
Center Longitude	46.57 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((317.73 -63.7, 309.7 -63.7, 309.7 -60, 317.73 -60, 317.73 -63.7)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	King of Argos, one of the seven against Thebes, and the only one to return alive.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 10:40 AM