Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Aeneas on Dione

Aeneas

Feature Name Aeneas
Clean Name Aeneas
Feature ID 64
Target Dione
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 34.53 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.95 °
Easternmost Longitude 36.85 °
Westernmost Longitude 55.21 °
Diameter 161.00 km
Center Latitude 25.89 °
Center Longitude 46.27 °
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 Hero of the Aeneid. The son of Anchises and Venus and a member of the royal family of Troy.
Last Updated Jun 04, 2008 10:42 AM
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