Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Butes on Dione

Butes

Feature Name	Butes
Clean Name	Butes
Feature ID	932
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	67.44 °
Southernmost Latitude	64.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	41.87 °
Westernmost Longitude	50.20 °
Diameter	35.00 km
Center Latitude	65.72 °
Center Longitude	46.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((318.13 67.44, 309.8 67.44, 309.8 64, 318.13 64, 318.13 67.44)))
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	A famous boxer who had been defeated by Dares.
Last Updated	Jun 04, 2008 10:56 AM