Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Feature Information
Dione: Dido
See Crater, craters
in the descriptor terms page for additional information.
Direction of Increasing Longitude: west
Longitude Range: 0.0° to 360.0°
Feature Name |
Dido
|
Latitude |
-24°
|
Longitude |
18.8°
|
Starting Latitude |
-30°
|
Starting Longitude |
12.6°
|
Ending Latitude |
-17.7°
|
Ending Longitude |
25.7°
|
Diameter |
122 KM |
Continent |
Europe |
Ethnicity |
Roman |
Map
|
|
Quadrangle |
PRELIM |
Approval Status |
5: Adopted by IAU |
Approval Date |
1982 |
Reference |
The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum; Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971. |
Origin |
Tyrian princess who founded Carthage. |
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