Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Feature Information
Moon: Dionysius
See Crater, craters
in the descriptor terms page for additional information.
Direction of Increasing Longitude: east
Longitude Range: -180.0° to 180.0°
Feature Name |
Dionysius
|
Latitude |
2.8°
|
Longitude |
17.3°
|
Diameter |
18 KM |
Continent |
Europe |
Ethnicity |
Greek |
Map
|
|
Quadrangle |
LAC 60 |
Approval Status |
5: Adopted by IAU |
Approval Date |
1935 |
Reference |
Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller; Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935. |
Origin |
St. Dionysius the Areopagite; Greek astronomer (A.D. 9-120). |
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