Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Teiresias on Tethys

Teiresias

Feature Name	Teiresias
Clean Name	Teiresias
Feature ID	5899
Target	Tethys
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	61.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	59.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	1.71 °
Westernmost Longitude	359.50 °
Diameter	14.50 km
Center Latitude	60.39 °
Center Longitude	0.83 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((358.29 61.10000000001492, 0.5 61.10000000001492, 0.5 59.89999999998901, 358.29 59.89999999998901, 358.29 61.10000000001492)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Aged prophet; Odysseus consults him among the dead.
Last Updated	Jun 20, 2008 3:38 PM