Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Turpin on Iapetus

Turpin

Feature Name	Turpin
Clean Name	Turpin
Feature ID	6146
Target	Iapetus
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	47.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	47.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	7.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	357.30 °
Diameter	87.00 km
Center Latitude	47.70 °
Center Longitude	1.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((2.7 47.1, 352.9 47.1, 352.9 47.3, 2.7 47.3, 2.7 47.1)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	France
Quad	-
Reference	[29] - Song of Roland, translated by Dorothy L. Sayers: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1967.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Archbishop of Rheims in Song of Roland.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM