Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Turnus on Dione

Turnus

Feature Name	Turnus
Clean Name	Turnus
Feature ID	6145
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	21.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.77 °
Easternmost Longitude	340.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	350.00 °
Diameter	101.00 km
Center Latitude	15.59 °
Center Longitude	345.31 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((19.88 10.77, 10 10.77, 10 21.11, 19.88 21.11, 19.88 10.77)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
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	Rutililan king; Aeneas' rival for hand of Lavinia.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 1:15 PM